full-timer

A full-timer stays at school for both morning and afternoon classes.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who works or is engaged in an activity for the full number of hours considered standard or normal: "full-timer" refers to an individual who is employed or involved in an occupation on a full-time basis, typically for 35–40 hours per week.
   • A student attending school both morning and afternoon sessions: In some educational contexts, especially in British or historical systems, a "full-timer" is a pupil who attends classes for the entire school day, as opposed to a part-time student.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She is a full-timer at the company, working 40 hours a week. (An employee with a standard full-time schedule.)
  • The school has both full-timers and part-timers in its evening classes. (Students attending either the full day or a reduced schedule.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a full-timer": to have a job or role that occupies the standard full working hours.

  • After years of freelancing, he decided to become a full-timer at the office. (He chose regular full-time employment.)

• "full-timer vs. part-timer": a common contrast in workplaces or educational settings.

  • Full-timers often receive benefits like health insurance, while part-timers may not. (Full-time employees have different entitlements.)

Variants and Related Words

• Full-time (adj/adverb): occupying or using the whole of someone's available working time.
  • She is a full-time employee. (She works the standard full hours.)
• Part-timer (n): a person who works or studies fewer hours than the standard full-time schedule.
  • He works as a part-timer at the library. (He has a reduced-hour job.)

Synonyms

• Regular employee: a person who works standard hours consistently.
• Day student (in educational contexts): a student attending for the full school day (contrasted with boarders or part-time attendees).

Related Idioms

• Work full-time: to be employed for the standard number of hours per week.
  • She works full-time as a nurse. (She has a typical full-time job.)

Additional Notes

• The term "full-timer" is informal but widely used in workplace and educational settings. It is often contrasted with "part-timer" to distinguish between different work or study commitments.
• In some older or regional usage, "full-timer" specifically refers to a student who attends school both in the morning and the afternoon, as opposed to a half-timer who attends only one session.