макла́к

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nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
(rare) middleman, second-hand dealer, petty tradertrade
Ста́рый шкаф он купи́л у маклака́ на ры́нке.
He bought the old wardrobe from a second-hand dealer at the market.
Dated and colloquial; typical of pre-revolutionary market life.
2.
(rare) broker, jobber, agenttrade
Дом прода́ли че́рез маклака́.
The house was sold through a broker.
Dated.
3.
(rare) profiteer, speculator, wheeler-dealer
Э́тот макла́к нажи́лся на чужой беде́.
That profiteer made a fortune out of other people's misery.
Derogatory.

Examples

На базаре всегда крутились местные маклаки
Local dealers were always hanging around the bazaar.
Маклак предложил ему выгодную сделку на рынке
The middleman offered him a profitable deal at the market.
Этот маклак умел продать что угодно
That huckster could sell anything.

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