εμποράκος

Greek

Etymology

έμπορ(ος) (émpor(os), salesman) + -άκος (-ákos, diminutive masculine suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /em.boˈɾakos/
  • IPA(key): /e.boˈɾakos/ (in fast speech, or by some speakers)
  • Hyphenation: ε‧μπο‧ρά‧κος

Noun

εμποράκος • (emporákos) m (plural εμποράκοι)

  1. diminutive of έμπορος (émporos) or έμπορας (émporas)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) derisive term for salesman or trader
    «Ο θάνατος του εμποράκου»«O thánatos tou emporákou»"Death of a Salesman" (The title of the 1949 play by Arthur Miller.)
    Synonym: μικρέμπορας (mikrémporas)

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