guinea pig director
guinea pig director noun: a company director (usually one holding a number of directorships) who serves merely or mainly for the fee (in England, often a guinea) paid for attendance.
Noun
guinea pig director (plural guinea pig directors)
- A company director (usually one holding a number of directorships) who serves merely or mainly for the fee (in England, often a guinea) paid for attendance.
- We wish all men were equally conscientious, and we should get rid of that useless animal, the guinea-pig Director—a greater abomination to good management than which does not exist.1858 May 8, Herapath's Railway Journal, page 491
Forms of guinea pig director
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Questions about guinea pig director
- What does guinea pig director mean?
- Guinea pig director means a company director (usually one holding a number of directorships) who serves merely or mainly for the fee (in England, often a guinea) paid for attendance.
- What part of speech is guinea pig director?
- Guinea pig director is a noun.
- What is the plural of guinea pig director?
- The plural of guinea pig director is guinea pig directors.
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