| character reference | |
noun | |
| a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively" [syn: character] |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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