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dole merchant

dole merchant noun: a person who does not contribute to society and who lives off welfare.

Noun

dole merchant (plural dole merchants)

  1. (Ireland, derogatory, slang) A person who does not contribute to society and who lives off welfare.
    • 'So long as yer not a dole merchant. I've had dole merchants afore an' they're nowt but trouble.' It took Rosie less than a week to cause trouble. She'd gone to bed early to save money on the electric fire. Where they'd been hibernating[…]2011 December 15, Ken McCoy, Two Rings For Rosie, Hachette UK, →ISBN

Forms of dole merchant

pluraldole merchants

Questions about dole merchant

What does dole merchant mean?
Dole merchant means a person who does not contribute to society and who lives off welfare.
What part of speech is dole merchant?
Dole merchant is a noun.
What is the plural of dole merchant?
The plural of dole merchant is dole merchants.

Words near dole merchant in the dictionary

  1. Dole effects
  2. dole head
  3. dole heads
  4. dole meadow
  5. dole meadows
  6. dole merchant
  7. dole merchants
  8. dole out
  9. dole queue
  10. dole queues
  11. dolebludger

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