spekkoper
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of spek (“bacon”) + kopen (“to buy”) + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛˌkoː.pər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: spek‧ko‧per
Noun
spekkoper m (plural spekkopers)
- (informal) A lucky or successful person, someone who has it made.
- (archaic) A merchant in bacon.