nişancı

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نشانجی (nişancı, “shooter, marksman”). Equivalent to nişan (“target”) +‎ -cı. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ni.ʃanˈd͡ʒɯ/ Hyphenation: ni‧şan‧cı === Noun === nişancı (definite accusative nişancıyı, plural nişancılar) shooter, marksman Synonym: atıcı (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. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “nişancı”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “nişancı”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “nişancı”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3480