gombeen-man

[ gom-been-man ]
/ gɒmˈbinˌmæn /

noun, plural gom·been-men. Irish English.

a usurer or moneylender.

Origin of gombeen-man

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby gombeen-man

golschmann, goltz, gom, gombe, gombeen, gombeen-man, gombeenism, gomberg, gombo, gombroon, gomel

British Dictionary definitions for gombeen-man

gombeen-man
/ (ˈɡɒmbiːnˌmæn) /

noun

Irish a shopkeeper who practises usury