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noun
Synonym of box checker (“someone who is counted in an organization as representing a minority ethnic group but who is so assimilated into the dominant culture that their ethnic status becomes meaningless”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Synonyms: box checker
Antonyms: none provided
History
From high + cheekbone + -er.
