pebersvend

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Etymology

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peber (“pepper”) +‎ svend (“bloke, guy, man”). Originally referring to a merchant-class, dealing in goods such as pepper (see Wikipedia article for more). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk peparsvein and Norwegian Bokmål peppersvenn.

Noun

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pebersvend

  1. a bachelor over 30 years of age

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