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potlatchers

potlatchers is the plural of potlatcher.

Meaning of potlatcher

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

Questions about potlatchers

What is potlatchers the plural of?
Potlatchers is the plural of potlatcher.

Words near potlatchers in the dictionary

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

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