handlowiec

Polish

Etymology

From handlować + -ec. First attested in the 19th century.[1] Compare Kashubian hańdlówc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xanˈdlɔ.vjɛt͡s/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvjɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: han‧dlo‧wiec

Noun

handlowiec m pers (female equivalent handlowczyni)

  1. (trading) trader (person who specializes in trade)
  2. tradesman (person who trades commodities for profit)
    Synonym: kupiec

Declension

Noun

handlowiec m inan

  1. (sailing, trading) cargo ship
    Synonym: handlówka

Declension

References

  1. J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “handlowiec”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 13

Further reading

  • handlowiec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • handlowiec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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