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small time

–noun (in vaudeville)
a circuit of minor theaters giving three or more shows daily.

Origin:
1920–25, Americanism

small-time

[smawl-tahym]
–adjective
of modest or insignificant size, importance, or influence: a small-time politician.

Origin:
1910–15


small-timer, noun
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small·time or small-time   (smôl'tīm')   
adj.   Informal
Insignificant or unimportant; minor: a smalltime actor.
small'tim'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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