Gooseberry-picker

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who works on behalf of another person who takes the credit for the work. British, archaic, slang
  2. 2
    A chaperone. British, archaic, slang

    "The Solicitor-General: I understand that a gooseberry-picker is the person who stands by whilst a young man and young woman are making love (laughter)."

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"The Solicitor-General: I understand that a gooseberry-picker is the person who stands by whilst a young man and young woman are making love (laughter)."

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