one-percenter

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A member of the top one percent of a population by wealth, ability, etc. (same as the ninety-ninth percentile), especially in a society with high wealth inequality.
    — An upper one-percenter in the income and wealth distributions, Rubin commuted by private jet between the tony Jefferson Hotel in Washington and his Park home in New York.
  2. An esoteric joke which is unlikely to be appreciated by a general audience. idiomatic
  3. An individual who seeks recognition for an idea without contributing the substantial effort required to realize or implement it. idiomatic
  4. An outlaw biker, such as a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club. idiomatic,informal
    — The patch holders themselves recognize that within the framework of the club there exists a radical faction - "the heavies" or "one percenters".

词形变化

one-percenters plural 1-percenter alternative one percenter alternative

词汇关系

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51 percent

词源

From one percent + -er. After Thomas Edison, who wrote: "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." The motorcycling sense comes from a supposed statement made by the American Motorcycle Association in 1948 that 99% of motorcyclists are decent people enjoying a clean sport, and it is only 1% who are antisocial.
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