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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish یاغجی (yağcı, “dealer in oil, grease or butter”), equivalent to yağ (“oil, grease, butter”) + -cı.
Noun
yağcı (definite accusative yağcıyı, plural yağcılar)
- oil extractor or seller
- person who lubricates machines
- person who lubricates wrestlers during a match
- (figuratively) sycophant, flatterer
- Synonym: dalkavuk
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