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Etymology

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From szperać +‎ -acz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʂpɛ.rat͡ʂ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrat͡ʂ
  • Syllabification: szpe‧racz

Noun

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szperacz m pers (female equivalent szperaczka)

  1. (colloquial) person who looks up information in books and/or archives (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  2. (colloquial) rummager

Declension

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Noun

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szperacz m inan

  1. (colloquial) searchlight

Declension

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Further reading

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