rent-a-crowd
rent-a-crowd noun: a group of people who are paid to attend an event to increase attendance figures, rather than attending of their own volition.
Noun
rent-a-crowd (plural rent-a-crowds)
- A group of people who are paid to attend an event to increase attendance figures, rather than attending of their own volition.
Forms of rent-a-crowd
| plural | rent-a-crowds |
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Origin of rent-a-crowd
From rent-a- + crowd. The term is derived from a fictional company, Rentacrowd Ltd., mentioned in the Peter Simple (Michael Wharton) columns in the UK Daily Telegraph newspaper.
Questions about rent-a-crowd
- What does rent-a-crowd mean?
- Rent-a-crowd means a group of people who are paid to attend an event to increase attendance figures, rather than attending of their own volition.
- What part of speech is rent-a-crowd?
- Rent-a-crowd is a noun.
- What is the plural of rent-a-crowd?
- The plural of rent-a-crowd is rent-a-crowds.
Words near rent-a-crowd in the dictionary
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