placegetter

n. (赛跑等中的)获名次者

发音

AU

词形变化

placegetters 复数 placegetters

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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).

    澳大利亚 新西兰

    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.

  2. 2.

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

    澳大利亚 新西兰 体育 动物学

    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.

词源

From place + getter.

来源：wiktionary