Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of spek (bacon) +‎ kopen (to buy) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛˌkoː.pər/
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  • Hyphenation: spek‧ko‧per

Noun

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spekkoper m (plural spekkopers)

  1. (informal) a lucky or successful person, someone who has it made
  2. (archaic) a merchant in bacon