blocktimer
n.— «Most of these hard-hitting journalists—print or broadcast—are independent, free-lancers, or in our broadcast parlance, “blocktimers.”» —“Why they kill local journalists” by Nonie C. Dolor Manila Times (Philippines) Aug. 21, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
U.S. President Thomas Jefferson has been credited with the first use of belittled in print. The word appears in his 1785 Notes on the State of Virginia. This is part of a complete episode.
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