Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish krciciel, krzciciel, krzściciel. By surface analysis, chrzcić +‎ -ciel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxʂt͡ɕi.t͡ɕɛl/
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  • Rhymes: -it͡ɕɛl
  • Syllabification: chrzci‧ciel

Noun

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chrzciciel m pers

  1. (Christianity, higher register) baptist, baptizer
  2. (humorous) person who cheats by selling deficient, diluted fuel
    Hypernym: oszust

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Further reading

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  • chrzciciel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chrzciciel in Polish dictionaries at PWN