nişancı

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نشانجی (nişancı, “shooter, marksman”). Equivalent to nişan (“target”) +‎ -cı.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ni.ʃanˈd͡ʒɯ/
Hyphenation: ni‧şan‧cı

Noun

nişancı (definite accusative nişancıyı, plural nişancılar)

shooter, marksman
Synonym: atıcı
(history) Former title of an officer of the Ottoman Government, whose duty is to inscribe the Sultan's imperial cypher over all imperial letters-patent.

Derived terms

keskin nişancı
kör nişancı
nişancılık

Further reading

“nişancı”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “nişancı”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “nişancı”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3480

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