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rent-a-

rent-a- prefix: forms job titles for people who perform a normally unpaid or public sector job for commercial purposes, especially with the implication that they are less legitimate than an equivalent full-time professional.

Prefix

rent-a-

  1. (derogatory, humorous, usually) Forms job titles for people who perform a normally unpaid or public sector job for commercial purposes, especially with the implication that they are less legitimate than an equivalent full-time professional.

Origin of rent-a-

Formerly common in the name of hire companies.

Questions about rent-a-

What does rent-a- mean?
Rent-a- means forms job titles for people who perform a normally unpaid or public sector job for commercial purposes, especially with the implication that they are less legitimate than an equivalent full-time professional.
What part of speech is rent-a-?
Rent-a- is a prefix.

Words near rent-a- in the dictionary

  1. rent seekers
  2. rent seeking
  3. rent strike
  4. rent strikes
  5. Rent's rule
  6. rent-a-
  7. rent-a-car
  8. rent-a-cars
  9. rent-a-cop
  10. rent-a-cops
  11. rent-a-crowd

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