English Explanatory Dictionary

rent-a-crowd

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of people who are paid to attend an event to increase attendance figures, rather than attending of their own volition.

Word forms

rent-a-crowd rent-a-crowds

Etymology

The term is derived from a fictional company, Rentacrowd Ltd., mentioned in the Peter Simple (Michael Wharton) columns in the UK Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Related words

rent-a-mob
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