kantaja

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • A bearer, carrier (person who bears or carries something, in general).
  • A bellhop, porter, skycap.
  • (legal) A plaintiff, complainant, claimant.
  • A short form of postinkantaja (postman, mailman, letter carrier)
  • A bearer, short form of arkunkantaja (pallbearer).
  • (historical) A short form of veronkantaja (tax collector).
  • (mathematics) A support.

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish kantaa (carry).

Origin

Finnish

kantaa

Gloss

carry

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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