English Explanatory Dictionary

percenter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a group that forms a specified percentage of a population.
  2. An agent.

Pronunciation

/pəˈsɛn.tə/ /pɚˈsɛn.tɚ/ /pəˈsen.tə/ En-au-percenter.ogg

Word forms

percenter percenters

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.

Related words

13% 13 percenter 5 percenter one-percenter ten-percenter two percenter two-percenter
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