affairiste

French

Etymology

From affaire +‎ -iste. First attested in 1928.

Pronunciation

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Noun

affairiste m or f by sense (plural affairistes)

1. wheeler-dealer
2. racketeer

Descendants

• → Russian: аферист (aferist)
  • → Armenian: աֆերիստ (aferist)
  • → Georgian: აფერისტი (aperisṭi)

References

• “affairiste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.