Noun timer has 3 senses
  1. timer - a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end
    --1 is a kind of
    timepiece, timekeeper
    --1 has particulars: chronograph; parking meter; stopwatch, stopo watch
    Derived forms: verb time3, verb time1
  2. timekeeper, timer - (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed
    --2 is a kind of official
    Derived form: verb time1
  3. timer - a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times
    --3 is a kind of
    governor, regulator
    Derived form: verb time4
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