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murzyn

//ˈmu.ʐɘn//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    someone with a dark tan
  2. 2.
    colloquialsomeone who does uncredited work for another person (e.g. a ghostwriter)
    • Opłaciła murzyna, który napisał egzamin zamiast niej.

      She hired a stand-in who wrote the exam instead of her.

    • Ceniony autor powieści fantastycznych [...] doskonale wyczuł potrzeby rynku czytelniczego i przy pomocy wynajętego murzyna postanowił wyjaśnić wszystkie polskie ciemne sprawy.

      The respected author of fantasy stories … wonderfully intuited the needs of the reader market and with the help of a ghost writer decided to explain all of Poland's dark issues.

  3. 3.
    colloquialgrunt (someone who works heavily and is being exploited)
    • Czyli polak ^([sic]) nadaje się tylko do pracy w charakterze murzyna?

      So a Pole is only good for grunt work?

Synonyms & related words

Related words (2)

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech muřín, from Latin Maurus. Doublet of Maur, morus, and Murzyn.

Forms

  • murzynekdiminutive
Nominative
Singular
murzyn
Plural
murzyni, murzyny
Genitive
Singular
murzyna
Plural
murzynów
Dative
Singular
murzynowi
Plural
murzynom
Accusative
Singular
murzyna
Plural
murzynów
Instrumental
Singular
murzynem
Plural
murzynami
Locative
Singular
murzynie
Plural
murzynach
Vocative
Singular
murzynie
Plural
murzyni

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