چاپولجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From چاپول (çapul, “loot, booty, spoil”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, -cu, occupational suffix).

Noun

چاپولجی • (çapulcu)

  1. plunderer, raider, pillager, looter, marauder, depredator, ransacker, spoiler, anyone who plunders or pillages
    Synonym: پلاچقه‌جی (plaçkacı)

Descendants

  • Turkish: çapulcu

Further reading

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