nepman
UK/ˈnɛpmən/
nepman is the alternative form of Nepman.
Noun (1) capitalized: Nepman
Nepman (plural Nepmen)
- Someone engaged in private enterprise under Lenin's New Economic Policy in the Soviet Union.
- Filipp Filippovich rolled up his eyes. ‘And what makes you a working man?’
‘Well, I'm obviously not a Nepman am I?’2007, Mikhail Bulgakov, translated by Andrew Bromfield, A Dog's Heart, Penguin, page 67
- Filipp Filippovich rolled up his eyes. ‘And what makes you a working man?’
- Any successful entrepreneur.
Noun (2) capitalized: NEPman
NEPman (plural NEPmen)
- Alternative form of Nepman.
Forms of nepman
| plural | nepmen |
|---|---|
| plural | Nepmen |
| alternative form | NEP man |
| alternative form | NEPman |
| alternative form | nepman |
| plural | NEPmen |
Origin of nepman
From NEP + -man, after Russian нэ́пман (nɛ́pman).
Questions about nepman
- What does nepman mean?
- Nepman means someone engaged in private enterprise under Lenin's New Economic Policy in the Soviet Union.
- What is nepman the alternative form of?
- Nepman is the alternative form of Nepman.
- What part of speech is nepman?
- Nepman is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nepman?
- Nepman is pronounced /ˈnɛpmən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nepman?
- The plural of nepman is nepmen.
Words near nepman in the dictionary
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