ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Potlatcher

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Potlatcher is a noun meaning One who holds a potlatch, a traditional giving-away ceremony among certain coastal peoples of the Pacific Northwest.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

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

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include potcher, toss-pot, pot-walloper, planker, slotch, skaggy.

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