Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dollar-a-year man

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: dol-lar-a-year -man
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any number of American executives who mobilized the United States for the World Wars in exchange for a salary of one dollar.

noun

A man who is able to work as an executive for a below-market fee due to stock options or personal wealth.

Inflected Forms

dollar-a-year men (plural)

Phrases

one-dollar contract

Frequently Paired Words

one-dollar contract

Synonyms

one-dollar man

Questions

What does dollar-a-year man mean?: Any number of American executives who mobilized the United States for the World Wars in exchange for a salary of one dollar.

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