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percenter

UK/pəˈsɛn.tə/US/pɚˈsɛn.tɚ/

percenter noun: a member of a group that forms a specified percentage of a population.

Noun

percenter (plural percenters)

  1. (in-compounds, preceded by a number) A member of a group that forms a specified percentage of a population.
  2. (including, slang) An agent.
    • If you are an agent, and you have been or are being approached by the American Guild of Variety Artists to help form a percenter organization in your city, you could do worse than use the Artists Representatives' Association for your model.1944, Billboard, volume 56, number 9

Forms of percenter

pluralpercenters

Origin of percenter

From percent + -er (measurement suffix) or -er (informal entertainment suffix); the sense of "agent" relates to a percentage of profits being charged as a fee.

Phrases with percenter

Questions about percenter

What does percenter mean?
Percenter means a member of a group that forms a specified percentage of a population.
What part of speech is percenter?
Percenter is a noun.
How do you pronounce percenter?
Percenter is pronounced /pəˈsɛn.tə/ (UK).
What is the plural of percenter?
The plural of percenter is percenters.

Words near percenter in the dictionary

  1. percentage rate
  2. percentage rates
  3. percentages
  4. percentagewise
  5. percental
  6. percenter
  7. percenters
  8. percentilation
  9. percentile
  10. percentile dice
  11. percentiler

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