SHANGHAIER

shanghaier, seizer

(noun) a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shanghaier (plural shanghaiers)

One who shanghais.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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