percenter

American  

[per-sen-ter] / pərˈsɛn tər /

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of percenter

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

Example Sentences

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

“You can find militia and 3 percenter groups in every area of the country.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 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

“Dr. Koontz told me I was a 1 percenter, a unicorn,” Stella says.

From Golf Digest • Nov. 16, 2018

While trailing a “somm” at Marea, an upscale Manhattan restaurant, Bosker learns that management keeps SparkNotes on its 1 percenter clientele.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2017