percenter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /pɚˈsɛn.tɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /pəˈsɛn.tə/ (UK)
- /pəˈsen.tə/ (Australia)
Etymology
From percent + -er (measurement suffix) or -er (informal entertainment suffix); the sense of "agent" relates to a percentage of profits being charged as a fee.
Meanings
- (in-compounds, qualifier:preceded by a number) A member of a group that forms a specified percentage of a population.
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(including, slang) An agent.
If you are an agent, and you have been or are being approached by the American Guild of Variety Artists to help form a percenter organization in your city, you could do worse than use the Artists Representatives' Association for your model.
1944, Billboard, volume 56, number 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| percenters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
ten-percenter · 13% · 13 percenter · two-percenter · two percenter · 5 percenter · one-percenter