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Yiddish
Etymology
By surface analysis, פּאַכט (pakht) + ־ער (-er). Compare German Pächter and Dutch pachter.
Noun
פּאַכטער • (pakhter) m, plural פּאַכטערס (pakhters), feminine פּאַכטערקע (pakhterke)
- tenant farmer, leaseholder
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּאַכטער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פּאַכטער”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN