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Xeroid

Xeroid noun: an employee of Xerox.

Noun

Xeroid (plural Xeroids)

  1. (informal) An employee of Xerox.
    • A fine equal to the original sales commission is deducted from their paychecks — even if the commission went to a predecessor in that territory. Is it any wonder Xeroids try harder?1978, Patrick Firpo, Lester Alexander, Claudia Katayanagi, Copyart: the first complete guide to the copy machine, page 17
    • Skeptics say Mulcahy belongs to the old guard herself, a veteran Xeroid who started 25 years ago selling copiers. They regard her as part of a past that weighs heavily on Xerox: a culture paralyzed by politics and earlier success.2001, The Business Week, numbers 3739-3746, page 79

Forms of Xeroid

pluralXeroids

Origin of Xeroid

From Xerox + -oid.

Questions about Xeroid

What does Xeroid mean?
Xeroid means an employee of Xerox.
What part of speech is Xeroid?
Xeroid is a noun.
What is the plural of Xeroid?
The plural of Xeroid is Xeroids.

Words near Xeroid in the dictionary

  1. xerographs
  2. xerography
  3. xerohalophyte
  4. xerohalophytes
  5. xerohalophytic
  6. Xeroid
  7. Xeroids
  8. xeroll
  9. xerollic
  10. xerolls
  11. xeroma

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