lağımcı

Meaning

  1. sapper, combat engineer, an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, or building fortifications, bridges, and roads
  2. sewerman, a maker, repairer, or cleanser of drains, sewers and similar systems used to remove human waste and provide drainage

Synonyms

mayıncı

Translations

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish لغمجی (lağımcı, “miner; sapper; sewerman”); equivalent to lağım (“underground tunnel; sewer”) + -cı.

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