small-time

1. 1.

   of minor importance

   “a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room”

   “a small-time actor”

   Synonymsnickel-and-dime

   Similarunimportant

Questions about small-time

What does small-time mean?

small-time means "of minor importance".

How many syllables are in small-time?

small-time has 2 syllables: small--time. The stress falls on "small-".

What is another word for small-time?

Close synonyms include nickel-and-dime. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is small-time a common word?

small-time is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.