promyshlennik

noun

pro·​my·​shlen·​nik

ˌpräməˈshlenə̇k

plural promyshlenniki

-nə̇kē

: a Russian trapper and fur trader of Siberia and Alaska

Word History

Etymology

Russian, literally, trader, industrialist, from promyshlyat' to trade, engage in business, from promysl' business, from pro for + mysl' thought; akin to Latin pro for and to Old Slavic myslĭ thought

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