/ Dictionary / Index S short-timer: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: short-tim•er Pronunciation: (shôrt'tī'mur), [key] — n. Informal. a person, as a soldier, who has a short period of time left to serve on a tour of duty. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. short time short title Related Content Daily Word Quiz: winsome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language