small-timer
Bush league operator
A small-timer is someone who operates on a minor scale, lacking significance, ambition, or success in their field.
The term often carries dismissive or contemptuous overtones: He's just a small-timer—don't worry about him.
Small-time works as an adjective: a small-time crook, small-time politics.
Lacking mass or importance
- nobodyInconsequential person
- two-bitPetty and inferior
- penny-anteTrivially small in scope
- low-levelLacking rank or advancement
piker · tinhorn · no-name · second-rater · rinky-dink · nickel-and-dime · bottom-feeder · also-ran
Residential area nearby
- communityCollective of connected people
- mom-and-popSmall owner-operated enterprise
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- hometownOne's place of origin
provincial · regional · parish · village · backwater · one-horse · country · rural
Small owner-operated enterprise
- startupNew business enterprise
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
- independentFree from external control
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
bootstrapper · storefront · vendor · operator · merchant · trader · shopkeeper · self-employed
Aggressive, unscrupulous earner
- grifterPetty fraud perpetrator
- con-artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- racketeerOrganized crime participant
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
bookie · pickpocket · shoplifter · scammer · swindler · punk · hoodlum · chiseler
lightweight
Lacking mass or importance
- nobodyInconsequential person
- two-bitPetty and inferior
- penny-anteTrivially small in scope
low-level · piker · tinhorn · no-name · second-rater · rinky-dink · nickel-and-dime · bottom-feeder · also-ran · nonentity
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
- communityCollective of connected people
- mom-and-popSmall owner-operated enterprise
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
hometown · provincial · regional · parish · village · backwater · one-horse · country · rural · parochial
mom-and-pop
Small owner-operated enterprise
- startupNew business enterprise
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
- independentFree from external control
entrepreneur · bootstrapper · storefront · vendor · operator · merchant · trader · shopkeeper · self-employed
hustler
Aggressive, unscrupulous earner
- grifterPetty fraud perpetrator
- con-artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- racketeerOrganized crime participant
fence · bookie · pickpocket · shoplifter · scammer · swindler · punk · hoodlum · chiseler · hood
- small frypipsqueak, little guy, nobody, nonentity, cipher
small-timerbig shot
Influential, powerful person
mogul · big-timer · heavyweight · tycoon · magnate
small-timerluminary
Inspiring figure or celestial body
world-beater · giant · legend · superstar · major leaguer
small, timer, time, smaller, smallest, smallish, smallness, timed, times