"gooseberry-picker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gooseberry-pickers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gooseberry-picker (plural gooseberry-pickers)
  1. (archaic, British slang) One who works on behalf of another person who takes the credit for the work. Tags: British, archaic, slang Hypernyms (one who works on another behalf): surrogate Hyponyms (one who works on another behalf): ghost writer
    Sense id: en-gooseberry-picker-en-noun-urnAu~Pi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'one who works on another behalf': 94 6 Disambiguation of 'one who works on another behalf': 94 6
  2. (archaic, British slang) A chaperone. Tags: British, archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-gooseberry-picker-en-noun-B79CO1MT

Inflected forms

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