用工時來稱呼一個人
這一支跟計時器沒什麼關係，接點只在 time 這個字本身：前面那支是「數時間的機器」，這支是「用時間長短來稱呼的人」。
-timer (part-/full-time worker) · noun · B1
Someone who works for part of a normal working week (a part-timer) or for all of it (a full-timer).
兼職者／全職者
核心畫面
Picture the little dial you twist on the kitchen counter before putting the cake in: you set it, you walk away, and it keeps the counting for you until it rings. A timer can be thought of as something whose whole job is to hold a length of time and tell you when it is up — so you don't have to keep watching the clock yourself.
可以想成廚房檯面上那個小小的旋鈕：蛋糕進烤箱前你把它轉好，然後就可以走開，它會替你把那段時間數完，時間到了響給你聽。…更多收起
可以想成廚房檯面上那個小小的旋鈕：蛋糕進烤箱前你把它轉好，然後就可以走開，它會替你把那段時間數完，時間到了響給你聽。timer 的畫面可以想成「一個專門幫你抓住一段時間、時間到就通知你的東西」——重點在於它讓你不必自己一直盯著時鐘。From the picture
Also in this word
device that measures time · noun · A2
A small clock or tool that you use to measure how long something takes, for example when you cook.
計時器
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
timernoun詞源 1/ˈtaɪmɚ/
- 1
Agent noun of time: someone or something that times.
- start the timer when you hear the gunshot
- 2
Agent noun of time: someone or something that times.
- 3
Agent noun of time: someone or something that times.
timernoun詞源 2/ˈtaɪmɚ/
- 1
One who has done something a certain number of times.
- third-timer
- 2
One characterized by a certain time or time frame, such as their work hours.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。