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potlatcher

potlatcher noun: one who holds a potlatch, a traditional giving-away ceremony among certain coastal peoples of the Pacific Northwest.

Noun

potlatcher (plural potlatchers)

  1. One who holds a potlatch, a traditional giving-away ceremony among certain coastal peoples of the Pacific Northwest
    • The potlatcher creates such obligations; he is making others render unto him in the future.1965, Cyrus S. Belshaw, Traditional Exchange and Modern Markets, page 26

Forms of potlatcher

pluralpotlatchers

Origin of potlatcher

From potlatch + -er.

Questions about potlatcher

What does potlatcher mean?
Potlatcher means one who holds a potlatch, a traditional giving-away ceremony among certain coastal peoples of the Pacific Northwest.
What part of speech is potlatcher?
Potlatcher is a noun.
What is the plural of potlatcher?
The plural of potlatcher is potlatchers.

Words near potlatcher in the dictionary

  1. potlached
  2. potlaches
  3. potlaching
  4. potlatch
  5. potlatched
  6. potlatcher
  7. potlatchers
  8. potlatches
  9. potlatching
  10. potless
  11. potlessness

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