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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مخبر (muḫbir),[1][2][3] from Arabic مُخْبِر (muḵbir).[4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muhˈbiɾ/
- Hyphenation: muh‧bir
Noun
muhbir (definite accusative muhbiri, plural muhbirler)
- (dated) Someone who brings news.
- Someone who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; informant, whistle-blower.
- Someone who leaks confidential information in a company to its rivals; informant, telltale, rat.
- (slang) Someone who relays information of misconduct to hurt others, especially out of spite; blabbermouth, snitch.
Declension
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مخبر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1772
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مخبر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1134
- ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “مخبر”, in قاموس تركی (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1307
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muhbir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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