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guinea pig directors

guinea pig directors is the plural of guinea pig director.

Meaning of guinea pig director

Noun

guinea pig director (plural guinea pig directors)

  1. (colloquial, dated) 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

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What is guinea pig directors the plural of?
Guinea pig directors is the plural of guinea pig director.

Words near guinea pig directors in the dictionary

  1. Guinea peach
  2. Guinea peaches
  3. Guinea pepper
  4. guinea pig
  5. guinea pig director
  6. guinea pig directors
  7. guinea pig night
  8. guinea pig nights
  9. guinea piglet
  10. guinea piglets
  11. guinea pigs

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