paskarz

Polish

Etymology

From pasek (“profiteering, scalping”) +‎ -arz.[1] First attested in 1898.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpas.kaʂ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -askaʂ
  • Syllabification: pas‧karz

Noun

paskarz m pers (female equivalent paskarka, related adjective paskarski)

  1. (colloquial) profiteer, scalper (person who profits by selling at inflated prices goods that are in short supply in the market)

Declension

Declension of paskarz
singular plural
nominative paskarz paskarze
genitive paskarza paskarzy
dative paskarzowi paskarzom
accusative paskarza paskarzy
instrumental paskarzem paskarzami
locative paskarzu paskarzach
vocative paskarzu paskarze

Derived terms

nouns
  • paskarstwo
verbs

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “paskarz”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Kurjer Warszawski (in Polish), volume 78, number 127, 9 May 1898, page 4

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