çeteci

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چته‌جی (çeteci), from چته (çete). By surface analysis, çete +‎ -ci.

Noun

çeteci (definite accusative çeteciyi, plural çeteciler)

  1. (historical) comitadji, chetnik, a member of rebel bands known as cheta
  2. bandit, brigand
  3. gang member, gangster

Further reading

  • Robert Avery et al., editors (2013), “çete”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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