nepman

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nep⋅man

[nep-muh

–noun, plural -men.

(in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920's.

Origin:
< Russ nė́pman, equiv. to nėp, acronym from Nóvaya ėkonomícheskaya polítika New Economic Policy + -man < G -mann or E -man

Usage note:
See -man.

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