concept
Labaznik (grain-dealer)
grain-dealer
also: лабазник
A labaznik, a merchant who kept a labaz (a grain- or produce-store) -- a common mercantile figure treated with class contempt by Chekhov's clerkly narrator.
Reading notes
- Little Brother §2 grain-dealer
A labaznik, a merchant who kept a labaz (a grain- or produce-store), a common figure of the mercantile class Chekhov's clerkly narrator treats with class contempt throughout.