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placegetter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand

Topics: hobbies, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, lifestyle, pets, racing, sports

Examples

  • 2008, Mike Keenan, The Shadows of Horses, 2009 Large 24pt Edition, Read How You Want, page 96, I was utterly unprepared for the reception I received when I trotted up towards the stall reserved for the second placegetter, in the Saddling Enclosure.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From place + getter.