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Definition of Placeman
1. Noun. A disparaging term for an appointee.
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Generic synonyms: Appointee
Definition of Placeman
1. n. One who holds or occupies a place; one who has office under government.
Definition of Placeman
1. Noun. (UK derogatory) One appointed to a political office, especially in government, as a reward for political support; an appointee, a yes-man. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Placeman
1. a political appointee to a public office [n PLACEMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Placeman
Literary usage of Placeman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV., King by Charles Greville (1899)
"... House—Failure of Stanley's Tactics—Alava and the Duke of Cumberland—A Sinecure
placeman—Lord Glenelg and the King—Concert at Stafford House—The King's ..."
2. Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Sir. Richard Steele: With His by Henry R. Montgomery (1865)
"THE placeman AND THE LOVER—1707, 1708. Steele's hopes of preferment dashed by
the death of the King—Notice of William—Revived early in Queen Anne's reign—Is ..."
3. The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV., King by Charles Greville (1899)
"... House—Failure of Stanley's Tactics—Alava and the Duke of Cumberland—A Sinecure
placeman—Lord Glenelg and the King—Concert at Stafford House—The King's ..."
4. Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Sir. Richard Steele: With His by Henry R. Montgomery (1865)
"THE placeman AND THE LOVER—1707, 1708. Steele's hopes of preferment dashed by
the death of the King—Notice of William—Revived early in Queen Anne's reign—Is ..."
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