Fliegenfänger
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Fliege (“fly”) + -n- + Fänger (“catcher, one who catches”). The sports sense from the notion of someone trying to catch flies with their bare hands.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]Fliegenfänger m (strong, genitive Fliegenfängers, plural Fliegenfänger)
- someone or something that catches flies, e.g. a strip of flypaper
- Hyponym: Fliegenfalle
- (sports, especially soccer) a bad goalkeeper
Declension
[edit]Declension of Fliegenfänger [masculine, strong]
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Fliegenfänger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache