Definitions
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- noun in combination A member of a group that forms a specified
percentage of the population. - noun slang, entertainment An
agent .
Etymologies
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Examples
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You may have heard some of the lines from her speech at Corporate Voices for Working Families -- that she is a 120-percenter, meaning that if she hasn't done any job at 120 percent, she thinks she is failing; or that she has a blessed life now, with all kinds of support including a personal assistant -- everyone needs a personal assistant!
Ellen Galinsky: Peaceful Revolution: What Would You Say to the First Lady? 2009
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And here's another 0.1 percenter: "instead of an attack on the 1 percent, let's call it an attack on the very productive."
Mike Lux: The Year of the Lord's Favor Mike Lux 2011
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Bitter townspeople, however, refer to him as a "one percenter."
Richard Barrington: It's (Still) A Wonderful Life: A Remake Richard Barrington 2011
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Bitter townspeople, however, refer to him as a "one percenter."
Richard Barrington: It's (Still) A Wonderful Life: A Remake Richard Barrington 2011
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And here's another 0.1 percenter: "instead of an attack on the 1 percent, let's call it an attack on the very productive."
Mike Lux: The Year of the Lord's Favor Mike Lux 2011
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And here's another 0.1 percenter: "instead of an attack on the 1 percent, let's call it an attack on the very productive."
Mike Lux: The Year of the Lord's Favor Mike Lux 2011
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While Romney is still likely to win the Republican nomination, despite being checked somewhat in South Carolina, the scrutiny he is receiving now previews the message that Democrats will undoubtedly use to hit him with in the autumn – he is the prototypical one percenter, out of touch with the concerns of ordinary Americans.
America has the opportunity to usher in radical new political era | Michael Cohen 2012
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But the PR team's nightmares continue multiplying because of quotes like these referring to protesters, one 0.1 percenter said "who gives a crap about some imbecile?"
Mike Lux: The Year of the Lord's Favor Mike Lux 2011
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But the PR team's nightmares continue multiplying because of quotes like these referring to protesters, one 0.1 percenter said "who gives a crap about some imbecile?"
Mike Lux: The Year of the Lord's Favor Mike Lux 2011
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But the PR team's nightmares continue multiplying because of quotes like these referring to protesters, one 0.1 percenter said "who gives a crap about some imbecile?"
Mike Lux: The Year of the Lord's Favor Mike Lux 2011
tbtabby commented on the word percenter
An agent.
August 26, 2009