purple squirrel
noun
a hypothetical person sought by an employer, with the ideal combination of temperament, experience, and education for a particular job.
purple squirrels
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pluralof purple squirrel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A Talbot of Lancashire had three purple squirrels in a silver shield.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
