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marzipan layer

marzipan layer noun: the stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm.

Noun

marzipan layer (plural marzipan layers)

  1. (UK, slang) The stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm.
  2. (broadly) All those just below the highest echelon in any sphere.

Synonyms of marzipan layer

Forms of marzipan layer

pluralmarzipan layers

Origin of marzipan layer

By analogy with the layer of marzipan below the icing on a Christmas cake.

Questions about marzipan layer

What does marzipan layer mean?
Marzipan layer means the stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm.
What part of speech is marzipan layer?
Marzipan layer is a noun.
What is the plural of marzipan layer?
The plural of marzipan layer is marzipan layers.

Words near marzipan layer in the dictionary

  1. Marzecs
  2. marzer
  3. marzes
  4. Marzetti
  5. marzipan
  6. marzipan layer
  7. marzipan layers
  8. marzipan set
  9. marzipanned
  10. marzipanning
  11. marzipans

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