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percenter

Pronunciation: /pəˈsɛn.tə/

The English word “percenter” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A member of a group that forms a specified percentage of a population.
  2. An agent.

Etymology

From percent + -er (measurement suffix) or -er (informal entertainment suffix); the sense of "agent" relates to a percentage of profits being charged as a fee.

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