preferment-hunting

noun

The practice of sycophancy as a means to make money.

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Meanings

nounpreferment-hunting (uncountable)

alternative preferment hunting

  1. obsoleteuncountablecantThe practice of sycophancy as a means to make money.
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preferment-hunting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preferment-hunting

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“preferment-hunting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preferment-hunting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preferment-hunting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preferment-hunting.

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