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Meaning of time-filler in English:

time-filler

noun

  • 1 derogatory = "time-server"(now rare).

  • 2A means of occupying oneself, especially with an undemanding or trivial activity; something which fills the time but is of little intrinsic value.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Boston Globe.