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genielaw

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Japanese
Do you use these term "full-timer" and "free-timer" frequently?
I can see many results on google about "full-timer", but not for "free-timer".
Full-timer means someone who works or studies full time. So free-timer means someone who doesn't work at all, which is opposite of "full-timer".
I'm curious if you use them often or not.
Thank you!
So free-timer means someone who doesn't work at all, which is opposite of "full-timer".
I have never heard or used free-timer* in my life, Genie. I suspect that many other native speakers would find the term as puzzling and odd as I do.

*Full-timer makes sense if there is enough context to make it clear what it is that people are doing with all or much of their time.
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There are "part-timers". Someone who doesn't work is not referred to in this way; the expression "free-timer" does not exist. They're just unemployed or retired or taking a gap-year.
Do not be surprised about the "correctness" of any entry in Urban Dictionary. Anyone can post anything there - it is not a reliable source of accepted English usage. It often contains slang and usage that is common only to a small group of people and not "standard" English. In that entry, the person who posted uses the word the way they explain, and may belong to a group that often uses it that way. It is best to rely on "official" dictionaries 👁 Smile :)
Also, the person who posted this definition there posted a total of four definitions - all of them in January 2007, and all of them weird.
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