"industry plant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: industry plants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} industry plant (plural industry plants)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A music artist associated with a label but appearing as if they are independent and self-made. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-industry_plant-en-noun-rIrAElJ8 Disambiguation of People: 59 41
  2. (slang, derogatory, by extension) A music artist whose popularity is due to marketing efforts alone. Tags: broadly, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-industry_plant-en-noun-gBsKo43a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67

Inflected forms

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