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Definition of
small-time adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
small-time
adjective
adjective
[
only before noun
]
(
informal
)
(
disapproving
)
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(
often of criminals
)
not very important or successful
synonym
petty
a small-time crook
compare
big time
See
small-time
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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small-time
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