feather merchant
The term "feather merchant" originated in military slang and is used to describe various non-combatant or ineffective roles.
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Definition
C1Military
(slang)A person who is not part of the military.
Example
- The soldiers jokingly referred to the new recruit as a feather merchant because he hadn't seen any combat yet.
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(slang)Someone with an easy job or without combat experience.
Example
- He was considered a feather merchant since he spent most of his time in the office.
C1General
(slang)A person who avoids responsibility and effort.
Example
- Don't be a feather merchant; we need everyone to contribute to this project.
C1General
(slang)Someone who is more concerned with appearance than actual performance.
Example
- He's just a feather merchant, always dressing the part but never doing the work.
C1General
(slang, humorous)A short person.
Example
- They called him a feather merchant because he was the shortest guy in the group.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "feather merchant":
cut a featherin full feathercock feathercaper merchanttimber merchanthop merchantfeather edge