Nepman

//ˈnɛpmən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone engaged in private enterprise under Lenin's New Economic Policy in the Soviet Union. historical

    "Filipp Filippovich rolled up his eyes. ‘And what makes you a working man?’ ‘Well, I'm obviously not a Nepman am I?’"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Nepman. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    Alternative form of Nepman. alt-of, alternative
  4. 4
    Any successful entrepreneur. broadly

Example

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"Filipp Filippovich rolled up his eyes. ‘And what makes you a working man?’ ‘Well, I'm obviously not a Nepman am I?’"

Etymology

From NEP + -man, after Russian нэ́пман (nɛ́pman).

Related phrases

new economic policy

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