Timer

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪmÉ™(r)

Origin

From to time + -er.

Full definition of timer

Noun

1. Someone or something which times.
2. A device used to measure amounts of time.
3. Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.

Derived terms

• egg timer, egg-timer

Anagrams

• merit
• miter
• mitre
• remit