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potlatcher
[< potlatch, v. + -er]
Pacific Coast
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1n.
a person giving a potlatch (def. 2a).
Quotations
1961
William Scow, one of the Kwakiutl potlatchers convicted in 1922, now Chief Scow . . . is considered to be one of the outstanding Indian leaders in all Canada. . . .
2n.
a person attending a potlatch.
Quotations
1961
Whereas earlier potlatchers travelled only in canoes . . . the increased use of the gasoline engine provided easier access to isolated villages.