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dole merchants

dole merchants is the plural of dole merchant.

Meaning of dole merchant

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

Questions about dole merchants

What is dole merchants the plural of?
Dole merchants is the plural of dole merchant.

Words near dole merchants in the dictionary

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

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