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PLACESEEKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does placeseeker mean?
• PLACESEEKER (noun)
The noun PLACESEEKER has 1 sense:
1. a disparaging term for an appointee
Familiarity information: PLACESEEKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disparaging term for an appointee
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
placeman; placeseeker
Hypernyms ("placeseeker" is a kind of...):
appointee (an official who is appointed)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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