vydriduch

== Old Slovak == === Etymology === From vydri- (“to wrest, to extort”) + duch (“spirit, soul”). Literally, “who would squeeze the soul out of a man for profit”. === Noun === vydriduch m inan extortioner, usurer, bloodsucker (of people: an expressive term for a greedy person who exploits others for money) 18th c., MiK 18. st. In: Historický slovník slovenského jazyka (Bratislava: Veda, 2005): 18th c., MiK 18. st. In: Historický slovník slovenského jazyka (Bratislava: Veda, 2005): === References === === Further reading === Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “vydriduch”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC == Slovak == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Slovak vydriduch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vidridux/, [ˈʋidridux] Rhymes: -idux Hyphenation: vy‧dri‧duch === Noun === vydriduch m pers (relational adjective vydridušský) (expressive) extortionist, usurer, skinflint, shark (a greedy person who heartlessly takes money or property from others) Synonyms: vydierač, úžerník, zdierač Nenásytní vydriduchovia z nebankových spoločností zničili životy mnohým rodinám. ― Greedy sharks from non-banking companies ruined the lives of many families. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “vydriduch”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026