Getter-up

//ˌɡɛtəˈʌp// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who organises, sets up or arranges for anything. colloquial

    "After considering him attentively, I recongised in him a diligent getter up of miscellaneous works, that bustled off well with the trade."

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"After considering him attentively, I recongised in him a diligent getter up of miscellaneous works, that bustled off well with the trade."

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