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取り立て人 (とりたてにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

取とり立たて人にん

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Meanings

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noun

debt collector; bill collector

Refers to a person whose job is to collect debts or bills. Often used in financial or legal contexts.

See also: 取り立て屋

取とり立たて人にんが借しゃっ金きんの返へん済さいを迫せまってきた。
A debt collector came to demand repayment of the loan.

彼かれは取とり立たて人にんとして働はたらいている。

He works as a bill collector.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
立stand up, rise, set up
人person

Similar words

取とり立たて屋や
取り立て屋 is a more colloquial or slangy term for a debt collector, often with a rougher nuance, while 取り立て人 is a neutral, formal term.

Etymology

Compound of 取り立て (collection, from 取る 'take' + 立てる 'set up') and 人 (person).