torppari
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- (historical) crofter tenant farmer who paid his rent chiefly by working for the landlord, and earned his own living chiefly from the rented land
- (figuratively) By extension, any person who is in a long-term relation in which he/she feels that the best part of his work goes to the benefit of someone else.
Etymology
Suffix from Finnish torppa derived from Swedish torpare.
Origin
Swedish
torpare
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kapina Finnish
- sotilastorppa Finnish
- torppa Finnish
- torpparikapina Finnish
- torpparius Finnish
- torp Swedish
- torpare Swedish