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short-timer en · NOUN
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(US, historical, slang) A soldier during the Vietnam War who had less than two months to serve.
Almost every Marine in Viet Nam carries a short-timer’s calendar of his tour of duty—the usual 365 days—plus a bonus of 20 days for being a Marine.
1979, Gustav Hasford, The Short-Timers, New York: Bantam Books, published 1980, →ISBN, page 45:
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A person who would not be required to do a difficult or dangerous task.
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(colloquial) An employee who has given notice of their intent to leave.
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(colloquial) The customer of a prostitute.
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