tervaporvari

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) tar trader, especially one active during the heyday of Finnish tar exports to the rest of Europe in the 19th century.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish terva (tar) + Finnish porvari (burgher, bourgeois person).

Origin

Finnish

porvari

Gloss

burgher, bourgeois person

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