dole merchant

noun

A person who does not contribute to society and who lives off welfare.

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Meanings

noundole merchant (plural dole merchants)

plural dole merchants

  1. IrelandderogatoryslangA person who does not contribute to society and who lives off welfare.

    'So long as yer not a dole merchant. I've had dole merchants afore an' they're nowt but trouble.' It took Rosie less than a week to cause trouble. She'd gone to bed early to save money on the electric fire. Where they'd been hibernating[…]

    2011 December 15, Ken McCoy, Two Rings For Rosie, Hachette UK, →ISBN
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APA

dole merchant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dole%20merchant

MLA

“dole merchant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dole%20merchant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dole merchant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dole%20merchant.

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