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percenter

American

[per-sen-ter] / pərˈsɛn tər /

noun

a person or thing that charges or pays a certain percentage, cooperates to a specified degree, etc. (used in combination).

agents and other ten-percenters.

Etymology

Origin of percenter

First recorded in 1860–65; percent + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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We may not have the one percenter problems, economic mobility or the high ceilings the Frasers enjoy in "The Undoing."

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2020

A "colourful five percenter" is a Yukon term for a particular character who personifies the territory's unique frontier spirit.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2019

Doctors called Stella a 1 percenter because he never got tired or sick during treatments.

From Golf Digest • Nov. 16, 2018

To be a 1 percenter required taxable earnings of about $556,000 in 2014.

From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2016

Mr. Sanders overlooked the mogul’s status as a one percenter, saying he was a self-made capitalist, not a corporate capitalist, and relied on his advice.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2015

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