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placegetters

placegetters is the plural of placegetter.

Meaning of placegetter

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
  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

Questions about placegetters

What is placegetters the plural of?
Placegetters is the plural of placegetter.

Words near placegetters in the dictionary

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

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