madrabaz

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish مطرباز (madrabaz, matrabaz), from Ancient Greek μεταπράτης (metaprátēs), equivalent to μετά (metá) +‎ πιπράσκω/πέρνημι (pipráskō/pérnēmi)

Noun[edit]

madrabaz (definite accusative madrabazı, plural madrabazlar)

  1. (obsolete) engrosser, agioteur
  2. (derogatory, rare) fraud or trickster, one who obtains their own interests through fraudulent means.

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative madrabaz
Definite accusative madrabazı
Singular Plural
Nominative madrabaz madrabazlar
Definite accusative madrabazı madrabazları
Dative madrabaza madrabazlara
Locative madrabazda madrabazlarda
Ablative madrabazdan madrabazlardan
Genitive madrabazın madrabazların