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potlatcher [< potlatch, v. + -er] Pacific Coast 
1 n. a person giving a potlatch (def. 2a).
See also: potlatch ((n.)) (def. 2a) potlatch-giver
- 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. . . .
2 n. a person attending a potlatch.
- 1961 Whereas earlier potlatchers travelled only in canoes . . . the increased use of the gasoline engine provided easier access to isolated villages.
- 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. . . .