Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A corresponding type.

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Examples

  • •CBS celebrates April Fools 'Day with the prank show I Get That a Lot (8 ET/PT), which has such celebrities as Jessica Simpson, Heidi Klum, Jeff Probst and Mario Lopez pretending to be look-alikes working ordinary counter-type jobs.

    Critic's Corner Wednesday 2009

  • "We're certainly spending more time exploring counter-type activities," he tells NEWSWEEK.

    Hizbullah's Worrisome Weapon 2007

  • In this movement Whitman is his counter-type at the pole opposite from that of art; and hence they justly are picked out from the rest of us and associated in foreign minds.

    Criticisms and Interpretations. I. By Edmund C. Stedman 1917

  • Does anyone recall any lunch counter-type protests in Wilmington in 1960 or why there were not any here?

    Local News from Wilmington Star News 2010

  • Use a counter-type cleaner such as Lysol and paper towels to eliminate any buildup.

    dealnews - Today's Edition 2009

  • He should try more counter-type running plays, or how about more swing passes to the backs on first and second down.

    unknown title 2008

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