"ten-percenter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ten-percenters [plural]
Etymology: ten-percent + -er. So called because the agent takes a commission from the entertainer's fee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||er|id2=entertainment}} + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} ten-percenter (plural ten-percenters)
  1. (informal) An entertainment agent. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ten-percenter-en-noun-ufW-JFTM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (entertainment)

Inflected forms

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