small-time
adjective/ˈsmɔːl taɪm/
/ˈsmɔːl taɪm/
[only before noun] (informal, disapproving)- (often of criminals) not very important or successful synonym petty
- a small-time crook
Oxford Collocations DictionarySmall-time is used with these nouns:- crook
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