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Kaufman

kauf·man

US/ˈkɔfmʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961)

Origin

Anglicised from German Kauffmann, an occupational surname referring to a merchant (German Kaufmann). Doublet of Chapman and Koopman.

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