onetime

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ˈone-ˌtime or ˈoneˌtime, adj. [before a noun]

1. former;
   sometime:
   was a one-time ski instructor.
2. occurring, done, etc., only once:
   a one-time offer.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

one-time  (wun′tīm′), adj. 

1. having been as specified at one time;
   former:
   my one-time partners.
2. occurring, done, or accomplished only once:
   his one-time try at elective office.

Also, one′time′. 

• 1880–85

Synonyms

• 1. . previous, earlier, past.

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one-time adjective

1. (prenominal) at some time in the past; former