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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish كبریتجی (kibritci, “matchmaker”), equivalent to kibrit (“sulfur; match”) + -çi.
Noun
kibritçi (definite accusative kibritçiyi, plural kibritçiler)
- matchmaker, a person who makes matchsticks
- (figuratively) miser, scrooge, someone with an excessive dislike of spending money
- (figuratively) scruff, someone with an untidy appearance
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