1
: employed for or involving full time
full-time employees
full-time work
2
: devoting one's full attention and energies to something
a full-time gambler
full-time
adverb
: the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period
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Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
Baker's daughter, Natalie Lloyd, and her husband Davy Lloyd were full-time missionaries in the country, the Republican state representative said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 May 2024
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Adjective
Married American missionaries who were serving full-time in Haiti were killed on May 23, family members confirmed.
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
Baker's daughter, Natalie Lloyd, and her husband Davy Lloyd were full-time missionaries in the country, the Republican state representative said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 May 2024
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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