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makher

makher is the alternative spelling of macher.

Meaning of macher

Noun

macher (plural machers)

  1. (US, informal) An important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a bigwig.
    • An ordinary man doesn’t jump the Snake River Canyon / with nothing underneath his ass / but a two-wheeled, fin-stabilised X-1 Skycycle / and a seven-figure guarantee from some macher in LA.2005 October 20, August Kleinzahler, “A Valentine’s: Regarding the Impractibility of Our Love”, in London Review of Books, volume 27, number 20, page 6

Forms of makher

pluralmakhers

Questions about makher

What is makher the alternative spelling of?
Makher is the alternative spelling of macher.

Words near makher in the dictionary

  1. makhanas
  2. Makhanda
  3. makhani
  4. makhanis
  5. Makhanya
  6. makher
  7. makhers
  8. Makhi
  9. makhila
  10. makhilas
  11. makhna

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