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placegetter

noun

Etymology

From place + getter.

  1. derived from Götter
  2. compounded as placegetter — “place + getter”

Definitions

  1. A race competitor or competition entrant who places among the top three (or other number…

    A race competitor or competition entrant who places among the top three (or other number chosen to receive recognition and/or a prize), or in a specified position (place).

    • 1981, New Zealand Department of Agriculture, New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, page 65, Second placegetter will receive a Honda ATC200 Farm Trike and third and fourth placegetters a Sachs Dolmar Chain Saw each.
    • As Table 1.18 also shows, it has by far the highest proportion living in cities larger than 750 000 people: 69% compared with second placegetter, the United States, having 55%, and an 18-country mean of 37%.

  2. A horse that finishes among the first three of a race, or in a specified place.

    • Last year's Caulfield Cup placegetter is rated a $6 chance and will be ridden by champion Irish jockey Michael Kinane.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA