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cut-rater

American  
[kuht-rey-ter] / ˈkʌtˈreɪ tər /

noun

  1. a person or company that offers goods or services at cut-rate prices.


Etymology

Origin of cut-rater

cut rate + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Three days later, Cut-rater Mendelsohn learned that his "customer" was a private investigator for the British Motor Trade Association.

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