haraççı

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (historical) tax collector in the Ottoman Empire
  2. (figuratively) extortionist, someone who extorts money with the force

Frecuencia

C2
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خراججی (haraccı, “tax collector”). By surface analysis, haraç (“tax, tribute”) + -çı (“-ist”).

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