Definition of "nine-to-fiver" []

• One who works regular daytime hours, as in an office. (noun)

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• "All this is to say that this week I'm a working man, a nine-to-fiver, so bye-bye to my indolent life."
• "One, who is hiding from the law and has ties to the meth trade, is too much of a bruiser; another, a nine-to-fiver at the electric company, is too conventional: "Don't you ever want to do anything more than fish and shoot?" the puzzled man asks her."
• "One way to make up for lost time during the workday is to enlist the help of a business partner who isn't a nine-to-fiver."