corn-factor
corn-factor noun: a trader in grains.
Noun
corn-factor (plural corn-factors)
- A trader in grains.
- For years and years it had gone off in splendid style as long as any one could remember; ever since Kate and Julia, after the death of their brother Pat, had left the house in Stoney Batter and taken Mary Jane, their only niece, to live with them in the dark gaunt house on Usher's Island, the upper...1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “The Dead”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC, pages 216–217
- "My name is Henchard; ha'n't you replied to an advertisement for a corn-factor's manager that I put into the paper - ha'n't you come here to see me about it?"1886, Thomas Hardy, chapter 7, in The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Synonyms:
- grain agent, seedsman
corn-factor meaning in Tamil
corn-factor in Tamil
- கூலவாணிகர்
Synonyms of corn-factor
- grain agent
- seedsman
Forms of corn-factor
| plural | corn-factors |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cornfactor |
Origin of corn-factor
From corn + factor.
Questions about corn-factor
- What does corn-factor mean?
- Corn-factor means a trader in grains.
- What is corn-factor in Tamil?
- Corn-factor in Tamil is கூலவாணிகர். See Corn-factor meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is corn-factor?
- Corn-factor is a noun.
- What is the plural of corn-factor?
- The plural of corn-factor is corn-factors.
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