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Büttel

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏtəl/, [ˈbʏ.tl̩]
  • Audio (Berlin):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Büt‧tel

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German bütel, butel, from Old High German butil (court official, messenger), from Proto-West Germanic *budil, from Proto-Germanic *budilaz (herald, messenger), from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (to announce, present, offer), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (to make aware). Akin to Swedish bödel and Old English bydel (beadle). More at beadle.

Noun

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Büttel m (strong, genitive Büttels, plural Büttel)

  1. (historical) a court officer, usher, messenger
    Synonyms: Amtsdiener, Gerichtsdiener
  2. (figurative) a lackey, stooge, one who is servile and/or performs menial service
    Synonyms: Lakai, Laufbursche, Handlanger, Knecht, Scherge
    Ich bin doch nicht dein Büttel!I'm not your servant!
    Europa macht sich zum Büttel amerikanischer Machtpolitik.
    Europe makes itself a stooge of American power politics.
  3. (rare, derogatory) a policeman
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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Büttel n (proper noun, genitive Büttels or (optionally with an article) Büttel)

  1. A municipality of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Further reading

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