"rent-a-crowd" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rent-a-crowds [plural]
Etymology: The term is derived from a fictional company, Rentacrowd Ltd., mentioned in the Peter Simple (Michael Wharton) columns in the UK Daily Telegraph newspaper. Head templates: {{en-noun}} rent-a-crowd (plural rent-a-crowds)
  1. A group of people who are paid to attend an event to increase attendance figures, rather than attending of their own volition. Related terms: rent-a-mob
    Sense id: en-rent-a-crowd-en-noun-haLkRwfo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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