spekkoper

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of spek (“bacon”) +‎ kopen (“to buy”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛˌkoː.pər/

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• Hyphenation: spek‧ko‧per

Noun

spekkoper m (plural spekkopers)

1. (informal) A lucky or successful person, someone who has it made.
2. (archaic) A merchant in bacon.