time killer

noun

a person with free time to spend.
an activity that helps the time to go by agreeably or tolerably; pastime.

Origin of time killer

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby time killer

time immemorial, time is money, time is of the essence, time is ripe, time is up, time killer, time lamp, time limit, time loan, time lock, time machine

Example sentences from the Web for time killer

  • For a little while the magazine, or rather the pictures in it, sufficed for a time-killer.

    The Price |Francis Lynde

  • In London, it is a sort of time-killer, or exchange of looks and smiles.

    Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. |Pierce Egan