deadliner en · NOUN
Etymology
From deadline + -er.
Meanings
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A person who works up until the deadline.
I was ahead of my deadline so I watched "Flatliners," about some serious deadliners with a headliner complex.
1995, Andrei Codrescu, Zombification: Stories from National Public Radio, page 28:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deadliners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |