dollar-a-year
[ dol-er-uh yeer ]
/ ˈdɒl ərˈəyɪər /
adjective
of or being an official or employee, especially a federal appointee, who receives a token annual salary, usually of one dollar: a dollar-a-year man.
Origin of dollar-a-year
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Words nearby dollar-a-year
dollar area,
dollar day,
dollar diplomacy,
dollar gap,
dollar sign,
dollar-a-year,
dollar-average,
dollarbird,
dollard-des-ormeaux,
dollarfish,
dollarization