macher

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See also: mâcher and Macher

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Yiddish מאַכער (makher, influential person, literally one who makes) from מאַכן (makhn, to make). Cognate, naturally, to English maker and German Macher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.xɛɹ/
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Noun

macher (plural machers)

  1. (US, informal) An important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a bigwig.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:important person
    • 2005 October 20, August Kleinzahler, “A Valentine’s: Regarding the Impractibility of Our Love”, in London Review of Books, volume 27, number 20, page 6:
      An ordinary man doesn’t jump the Snake River Canyon / with nothing underneath his ass / but a two-wheeled, fin-stabilised X-1 Skycycle / and a seven-figure guarantee from some macher in LA.
    • 2007, Woody Allen, “Calisthenics, Poison Ivy, Final Cut”, in Mere Anarchy:
      Finally, Mr. Wall Street macher, there's our own Abe Silverfish, a man who has editing awards from prestige film festivals in Tanganyika and Bali.
    • 2022 February 10, Mike Hale, “‘Inventing Anna’ Review: The SoHo Scammer, Explained at Length”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      The meaty and more familiar parts of Anna’s story — passing as a German heiress, ripping off tony hotels, brazenly exploiting narcissistic machers and star-struck working women — are told in flashback as Vivian reports her article.

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Middle English

Noun

macher

  1. Alternative form of maser

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Macher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.xɛr/
  • Rhymes: -axɛr
  • Syllabification: ma‧cher

Noun

macher m pers (female equivalent macherka)

  1. (colloquial) expert, specialist
    Synonyms: fachowiec, majster, fachura, specjalista
  2. (colloquial) fraudster, trickster, swindler
    Synonyms: oszust, kanciarz, szachraj

Declension

Further reading

  • macher in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • macher in Polish dictionaries at PWN