plinthers

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A form of plinther — Any of numerous members of the public who took turns to occupy the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of an art installation by Antony Gormley in 2009.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of plinther

    If plinthers miss their slots, substitutes take over, as they would at an airline check-in desk.

    2009 July 7, Sarah Lyall, “Briefly Ascending to the Spotlight, Britons Take Their Place Among Giants”, in New York Times
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APA

plinthers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plinthers

MLA

“plinthers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plinthers. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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