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10Xer

UK/ˌtɛnˈɛks.ə/US/ˌtɛnˈɛks.ɚ/

10Xer noun: a particularly talented and productive engineer, thought to be capable of doing the work of ten typical engineers.

Noun

10Xer (plural 10Xers)

  1. A particularly talented and productive engineer, thought to be capable of doing the work of ten typical engineers.
    • Richard's a 10Xer, I'm, like, barely an Xer. I kinda suck.2014 April 13, “The Cap Table”, in Silicon Valley, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Nelson Bighetti (Josh Brener)
    • He started regarding himself as the coding superstar of the firm, the 10Xer towering over all the mere mortals. Convinced that his skills were crucial to everything, he took over more and more tasks, more and more pieces of code.2019, Clive Thompson, Coders, Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 164

Forms of 10Xer

plural10Xers
alternative form10xer

Origin of 10Xer

From 10 + x + -er, where x represents the multiplication symbol ×.

Words that rhyme with 10Xer

Questions about 10Xer

What does 10Xer mean?
10Xer means a particularly talented and productive engineer, thought to be capable of doing the work of ten typical engineers.
What part of speech is 10Xer?
10Xer is a noun.
How do you pronounce 10Xer?
10Xer is pronounced /ˌtɛnˈɛks.ɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of 10Xer?
The plural of 10Xer is 10Xers.

Words near 10Xer in the dictionary

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  2. 10th grader
  3. 10th graders
  4. 10th of Ramadan
  5. 10x
  6. 10Xer
  7. 10Xers
  8. 10ᵗʰ
  9. 11
  10. 11 Bang-Bang
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