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99er

99er noun: a long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits.

Noun

99er (plural 99ers)

  1. (US, plural) A long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits.
  2. (US, plural) Someone in the bottom 99% of the population by wealth.
    Antonyms:
    one-percenter
  3. Someone associated in any other way with the number 99 or a year ending in 99.
    • The class of 1999 are referred to as the 99ers.

Antonyms of 99er

Forms of 99er

plural99ers

Origin of 99er

99 + -er. "Unemployed person" sense from a US welfare provision entitling unemployed people to up to 99 weeks of insurance benefits.

Questions about 99er

What does 99er mean?
99er means a long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits.
What part of speech is 99er?
99er is a noun.
What is the plural of 99er?
The plural of 99er is 99ers.

Words near 99er in the dictionary

  1. 990
  2. 990s
  3. 995
  4. 996
  5. 999
  6. 99er
  7. 99ers
  8. 99s
  9. 99th
  10. 9ber
  11. 9D chess

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