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Timist

Timist \Tim"ist\, n. [Written also timeist.]

  1. (Mus.) A performer who keeps good time.

  2. A timeserver. [Obs.]
    --Overbury.

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timist

n. 1 (context obsolete music English) A performer who keeps good time. 2 (context obsolete English) A timeserver.