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two-timer

two-timer

1 7.2
A person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with someone else while still with their partner
  • noun
  • /ˈtuˌtaɪmər/
  • Offensive
translation icon : infiel
  • He felt betrayed when he found out his best friend was a two-timer who cheated on his girlfriend.

Examples

  • "If there's one man on earth who couldn't manage being a two-timer, it's Edwin."

    Fiction book (2001)

  • I was worried when you got mixed up with that two-timer Putty Nose.

    The Public Enemy (1931)

  • Get in here, you two-timer.

    A Night in Old Mexico (2013)

  • Come back here, you two-timer.

    Off Beat (1986)

  • Serves him right, the little two-timer.

    Adam's Rib (1949)

  • What a double-crossing two-timer she can be.

    Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)

  • Maybe he was faithless; maybe he was a two-timer.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • He's a two-timer.

    Knock Off (1998)

  • After discovering that her partner was a two-timer, she ended the relationship immediately.

  • It's hard to trust someone who has been a two-timer in the past.

Synonyms

player
vstwo-timer
  • Offensive
78 7.5

A person who has many romantic partners and avoids serious relationships

cheats on a committed partner by having another romantic relationship simultaneously
betrayer
vstwo-timer
26 6.3

A person who breaks someone's trust by revealing secrets

is disloyal in a romantic way by having a secret partner simultaneously
double-crosser
vstwo-timer
  • Offensive
2 6.8

A person who pretends to be loyal but betrays someone

commits betrayal specifically by having another romantic relationship at the same time
double-dealer
vstwo-timer
  • Offensive
1 8.5

A person who pretends to be a friend but secretly works against others

betrays a partner by secretly having a romantic or sexual relationship

Antonyms

faithful
  • NSFW
120 2.1

Having sex only with your husband, wife, or partner

monogamist
3 6.4

A person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with only one partner at a time

How Faithful

monogamist
3 6.4
cheater
  • Offensive
112 2.6
two-timer
  • Offensive
1 7.2
philanderer
  • NSFW
9 8.7

Surface Forms

two-timer singular
two-timers plural

Morphology

two-timer = two-time (semi-transparent) = two + time + er

Formed by adding the agentive '-er' to the verb 'two-time'; the derivation is regular but the verb 'two-time' is idiomatic, so learners may not infer the meaning from 'two' + 'time' alone.

Etymology

Two-timer is a helpful phrase made from two and timer, suggesting a person who keeps two partners at the same time; think of someone who is 'two-faced' or a 'double-dealer'. That's why a two-timer means a person who cheats on their lover by having a secret second relationship.