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dollar a year man

dol·lar a year man
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dol-er ey yeer man]
    • /ˈdɒl ər eɪ yɪər mæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dol-er ey yeer man]
    • /ˈdɒl ər eɪ yɪər mæn/

Definition of dollar a year man words

  • adjective dollar a year man of or being an official or employee, especially a federal appointee, who receives a token annual salary, usually of one dollar: a dollar-a-year man. 1
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Origin of dollar a year man

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Dollar a year man

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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dollar a year man popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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