الحريف - Tunisian Arabic

English translation: Customer, patron, client

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Arabic term or phrase:	الحريف - Tunisian Arabic
English translation:	Customer, patron, client
Entered by:	Sam Berner

11:22 Dec 9, 2004

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Arabic term or phrase: الحريف - Tunisian Arabic

In standard Arabic it means "professional" as opposed to "amateur". But I keep coming across it in Tunisian newspapers, and it doesn't fit the meaning. Can it also be "tradesman"? or "handyman"? Any other possible meanings.

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Customer, patron, client

Explanation:
Tunisian حريف means a customer or client or patron.

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Local time: 11:10

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Customer, patron, client

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Customer, patron, client

Explanation:
Tunisian حريف means a customer or client or patron.

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