placegetter

Etymology
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Noun

 * 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).
 * 2) * 1981, New Zealand Department of Agriculture, New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, |%22placegetters%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22placegetter%22|%22placegetters%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=K9rbT5KxEeO4iQe72uHBCg&redir_esc=y page 65,
 * Second placegetter will receive a Honda ATC200 Farm Trike and third and fourth placegetters a Sachs Dolmar Chain Saw each.
 * 1)  A horse that finishes among the first three of a race, or in a specified place.
 * 2) * 2008, Mike Keenan, The Shadows of Horses, 2009 Large 24pt Edition, Read How You Want, |%22placegetters%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=K9rbT5KxEeO4iQe72uHBCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22placegetter%22|%22placegetters%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 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.
 * 1)  A horse that finishes among the first three of a race, or in a specified place.
 * 2) * 2008, Mike Keenan, The Shadows of Horses, 2009 Large 24pt Edition, Read How You Want, |%22placegetters%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=K9rbT5KxEeO4iQe72uHBCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22placegetter%22|%22placegetters%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 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.

Usage notes
If not otherwise specified, a placegetter is an entrant who receives a prize. In the absence of knowledge about the number of prizes awarded, that number may be assumed to be three.