potlatcher

English

Etymology

potlatch +‎ -er

Noun

potlatcher (plural potlatchers)

  1. One who holds a potlatch, a traditional giving-away ceremony among certain coastal peoples of the Pacific Northwest
    • 1965, Cyrus S. Belshaw, Traditional Exchange and Modern Markets‎, page 26:
      The potlatcher creates such obligations; he is making others render unto him in the future.
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