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percenter

percenter

1 7.2
A person who is paid a percentage of sales instead of a fixed salary
  • noun
  • /pərˈsɛntər/
translation icon : comisionista

Examples

  • Okay, Barton, you're the artist; I'm just the ten percenter.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • I have a 5th percenter, weighing all of 18 lb at his one-year checkup.

    Blog text (20)

  • I'm sure lots of one percenters wanted to make huge profits off the bad economy perpetuated by Papa Bush, but Clinton was elected and they couldn't for a while.

    Blog text (32)

  • As a real estate agent, she earns a living as a percenter, making commission from every house she sells.

  • Many salespeople are percenters, receiving bonuses based on their sales performance rather than a fixed salary.

  • He transitioned from a standard salary job to become a percenter, motivated by the potential for higher earnings through commissions.

Compounds

hundred-percenter
  • Slang
9.9

A person who strongly supports their country above all others and refuses to work with other countries

Surface Forms

percenter singular
percenters plural

Morphology

percenter = percent (semi-transparent) = percent + er

The form is clear, but the occupational sense 'a person paid by commission' is a specialized extension that is not fully predictable from the morphemes alone.

Etymology

Percenter comes from percent, meaning 'for each hundred', and from the idea of earning a share of sales. So a percenter is someone who is paid by a percentage of sales rather than a fixed salary.