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Potlatch vs Potlatcher - What's the difference?

potlatch | potlatcher |

As nouns the difference between potlatch and potlatcher

is that potlatch is a ceremony amongst certain Native American peoples of the Pacific northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of wealth and generosity while potlatcher is one who gives a potlatch, a traditional giving-away ceremony among certain coastal peoples of the Pacific Northwest.

potlatch

English

(wikipedia potlatch)

Noun

(es)
  • A ceremony amongst certain Native American peoples of the Pacific northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of wealth and generosity.
  • A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share.

    • Synonyms

    * (communal meal) potluck

    potlatcher

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who gives a potlatch, a traditional giving-away ceremony among certain coastal peoples of the Pacific Northwest
  • *{{quote-book, 1965, Cyrus S. Belshaw, Traditional Exchange and Modern Markets citation
    • , passage=The potlatcher creates such obligations; he is making others render unto him in the future.}}