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marconist

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Italian marconista.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmɑr.koˈnɪst/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪst
  • Hyphenation: mar‧co‧nist

Noun

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marconist m (plural marconisten, diminutive marconistje n)

  1. wireless operator
    • 1982 [1932], J. Slauerhoff, Het verboden rijk, 10th edition, Amsterdam: Nijgh & Van Ditmar, →ISBN, page 93:
      Een marconsist, dat wil zeggen, een wezen dat vlees noch vis, zeeman noch landbewoner, officier noch mindere is.
      A wireless operator, that is to say, a creature that is neither flesh nor fish, neither a sailor nor a landlubber, neither an officer nor a subordinate.

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: markonis