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dollar-a-year man

dollar-a-year man noun: any number of American executives who mobilized the United States for the World Wars in exchange for a salary of one dollar.

Noun

dollar-a-year man (plural dollar-a-year men)

  1. (historical) Any number of American executives who mobilized the United States for the World Wars in exchange for a salary of one dollar.
    Synonyms:
    one-dollar man
  2. (broadly) A man who is able to work as an executive for a below-market fee due to stock options or personal wealth.

Synonyms of dollar-a-year man

Forms of dollar-a-year man

pluraldollar-a-year men

Questions about dollar-a-year man

What does dollar-a-year man mean?
Dollar-a-year man means any number of American executives who mobilized the United States for the World Wars in exchange for a salary of one dollar.
What part of speech is dollar-a-year man?
Dollar-a-year man is a noun.
What is the plural of dollar-a-year man?
The plural of dollar-a-year man is dollar-a-year men.

Words near dollar-a-year man in the dictionary

  1. dollar up
  2. dollar van
  3. dollar vans
  4. dollar voting
  5. dollar, dollar bill, y'all
  6. dollar-a-year man
  7. dollar-a-year men
  8. dollar-aire
  9. dollar-aires
  10. dollar-and-cent
  11. dollar-cost averaging

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