ten percenter

Or ten-per·center

noun

Informal.

1. an agent, especially an actor's agent, whose fee is 10 percent of a client's salary.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ten percenter¹

1900–05; ten percent + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Many players either surrendered their money to the IRS or turned over a winning ticket at the track to a so-called “ten percenter” who would cash it for a fee.

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