Potlatcher

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who holds a potlatch, a traditional giving-away ceremony among certain coastal peoples of the Pacific Northwest

    "The potlatcher creates such obligations; he is making others render unto him in the future."

Example

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"The potlatcher creates such obligations; he is making others render unto him in the future."

Etymology

From potlatch + -er.

Related phrases

pacific northwest

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