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gombeen-man
[ gom-been-man ]
noun
, Irish English.
, plural gom·been-men.
- a usurer or moneylender.
gombeen-man
/ ˈɡɒmbiːnˌmæn /
noun
- a shopkeeper who practises usury
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gombeen-man1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
This poor innocent was charging just 60 per cent., but his terms were lavishly liberal as compared with those of the gombeen man.
From Project Gutenberg
At Burtonport we found the “Gombeen man,” of Dungloe, represented by a very large “store.”
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They vary in wealth and position from the humblest 'gombeen man' to the millionaire banker.
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