argat

Serbo-Croatian

/ǎrɡat/

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) laborer
  • (historical) peasant
  • (figuratively) hard worker

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ارغاد derived from Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (workman).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἐργάτης

Gloss

workman

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