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bribetaker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who takes bribes

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From bribe + taker.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կաշառակեր (kašaṙaker) — a person who takes bribes
  • Azerbaijani: rüşvətxor — a person who takes bribes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 受賄者 /受贿者 (shòuhuìzhě) — a person who takes bribes
  • Finnish: lahjottava (legalese) — a person who takes bribes
  • Finnish: lahjuksen ottaja — a person who takes bribes
  • French: concussionnaire — a person who takes bribes
  • Hindi: घूसख़ोर (ghūsxor) — a person who takes bribes
  • Italian: concussionario — a person who takes bribes
  • Kazakh: парақор (paraqor) — a person who takes bribes
  • Central Kurdish: بەرتیلخۆر (bertîlxor) — a person who takes bribes
  • Polish: łapownik — a person who takes bribes
  • Polish: łapówkarz — a person who takes bribes
  • Portuguese: concussionário — a person who takes bribes
  • Russian: взя́точник (vzjátočnik) — a person who takes bribes
  • Russian: взя́точница (vzjátočnica) — a person who takes bribes
  • Russian: мздои́мец (mzdoímec) — a person who takes bribes
  • Tatar: ришвәтче (rişwätçe) — a person who takes bribes
  • Turkish: rüşvetçi — a person who takes bribes
  • Ukrainian: хабарник (xabarnyk) — a person who takes bribes
  • Ukrainian: хабарниця (xabarnycja) — a person who takes bribes
  • Uzbek: poraxoʻr — a person who takes bribes