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szmalcownik.

a person who, during the Nazi occupation, blackmailed Jews or the people hiding them under threat of exposing them to the Nazis

11 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʂmalˈt͡sɔv.ɲik/
  1. a person who, during the Nazi occupation, blackmailed Jews or the people hiding them under threat of exposing them to the Nazis

    derogatory · historical · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Polish szmalec Proto-Indo-European *-usder. Proto-Indo-European *-osder. Proto-Slavic *-ovъ Old Polish -owy Proto-Slavic *-nъ Proto-Indo-European *-eykos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas Proto-Slavic *-ikъ Proto-Slavic *-nikъ Old Polish -nik Old Polish -ownik Polish -ownik Polish szmalcownik From szmalec + -ownik.

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