"Nepman" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɛpmən/ [UK] Forms: Nepmen [plural], NEP man [alternative], NEPman [alternative], nepman [alternative]
Etymology: From NEP + -man, after Russian нэ́пман (nɛ́pman). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|NEP|man}} NEP + -man, {{uder|en|ru|нэ́пман}} Russian нэ́пман (nɛ́pman) Head templates: {{en-noun|Nepmen}} Nepman (plural Nepmen)
  1. (now historical) Someone engaged in private enterprise under Lenin's New Economic Policy in the Soviet Union. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Nepman-en-noun-Xy3xa99Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 82 18 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. (by extension) Any successful entrepreneur. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-Nepman-en-noun-kw6J36gr

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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