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one percenter

one percenter is the alternative form of one-percenter.

Meaning of one-percenter

Noun

one-percenter (plural one-percenters)

  1. A member of the top one percent of a population by wealth, ability, etc. (same as the ninety-ninth percentile), especially in a society with high wealth inequality.
    • An upper one-percenter in the income and wealth distributions, Rubin commuted by private jet between the tony Jefferson Hotel in Washington and his Park home in New York.2000, E. Ray Canterbery, Wall Street Capitalism: The Theory of the Bondholding Class, page 138
    Antonyms:
    99 percent
  2. (idiomatic) An esoteric joke which is unlikely to be appreciated by a general audience.
  3. (idiomatic) An individual who seeks recognition for an idea without contributing the substantial effort required to realize or implement it.
  4. (idiomatic, informal) An outlaw biker, such as a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club.
    • The patch holders themselves recognize that within the framework of the club there exists a radical faction - "the heavies" or "one percenters".1991, Daniel R. Wolf, The Rebels: A Brotherhood of Outlaw Bikers, page 272

Forms of one percenter

pluralone percenters

Questions about one percenter

What is one percenter the alternative form of?
One percenter is the alternative form of one-percenter.

Words near one percenter in the dictionary

  1. one on one
  2. one or two
  3. one over the eight
  4. one pair
  5. one pairs
  6. one percenter
  7. one percenters
  8. one point
  9. one pot
  10. one potato, two potato
  11. one pots

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