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placegetter

placegetter noun: a race competitor or competition entrant who places among the top three (or other number chosen to receive recognition and/or a prize), or in a specified position (place).

Noun

placegetter (plural placegetters)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A race competitor or competition entrant who places among the top three (or other number chosen to receive recognition and/or a prize), or in a specified position (place).
    • Second placegetter will receive a Honda ATC200 Farm Trike and third and fourth placegetters a Sachs Dolmar Chain Saw each.1981, New Zealand Department of Agriculture, New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, page 65
    • As Table 1.18 also shows, it has by far the highest proportion living in cities larger than 750 000 people: 69% compared with second placegetter, the United States, having 55%, and an 18-country mean of 37%.2004, Rodney Tiffen, Ross Gittins, How Australia Compares, page 15
  2. (Australia, New Zealand) A horse that finishes among the first three of a race, or in a specified place.
    • I was utterly unprepared for the reception I received when I trotted up towards the stall reserved for the second placegetter, in the Saddling Enclosure.2008, Mike Keenan, The Shadows of Horses, 2009 Large 24pt Edition, Read How You Want, page 96
    • Last year's Caulfield Cup placegetter is rated a $6 chance and will be ridden by champion Irish jockey Michael Kinane.2009 February 13, Tim Habel, “Time to put best foot forward”, in Herald Sun

Examples of placegetter in a sentence

  • The second placegetter will receive an Outward Bound course, Swazi® Apparel, a Fruitfed Supplies gift voucher and a NZ horticultural magazine subscription of their choice.2007, New Zealand Fruitgrowers′ Federation, The Orchardist, volume 80, page 56:
  • Essentially, punters who played the placecards — usually in a local pub — had to pick a placegetter in each of the four feature races on a Saturday.2011, Nichola Garvey, Beating the Odds, unnumbered page:

Forms of placegetter

pluralplacegetters

Origin of placegetter

From place + getter.

Questions about placegetter

What does placegetter mean?
Placegetter means a race competitor or competition entrant who places among the top three (or other number chosen to receive recognition and/or a prize), or in a specified position (place).
How do you use placegetter in a sentence?
The second placegetter will receive an Outward Bound course, Swazi® Apparel, a Fruitfed Supplies gift voucher and a NZ horticultural magazine subscription of their choice.
What part of speech is placegetter?
Placegetter is a noun.
What is the plural of placegetter?
The plural of placegetter is placegetters.

Words near placegetter in the dictionary

  1. placed on a pedestal
  2. placed one's cards on the table
  3. placedst
  4. placeful
  5. placefuls
  6. placegetter
  7. placegetters
  8. placegetting
  9. placeholder
  10. placeholders
  11. placeholding

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