nişancı

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نشانجی (nişancı, shooter, marksman). Equivalent to nişan (target) +‎ -cı.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ni.ʃanˈd͡ʒɯ/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧şan‧cı

Noun

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nişancı (definite accusative nişancıyı, plural nişancılar)

  1. shooter, marksman
    Synonym: atıcı
  2. (history) Former title of an officer of the Ottoman Government, whose duty is to inscribe the Sultan's imperial cypher over all imperial letters-patent.

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