Kriegshetzer

German

Etymology

Krieg +‎ -s- +‎ Hetzer, attested since the 2nd half of the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁiːks.hɛt͡sɐ/

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• Hyphenation: Kriegs‧Hetzer

Noun

Kriegshetzer m (strong, genitive Kriegshetzers, plural Kriegshetzer, feminine Kriegshetzerin)

1. (derogatory) warmonger (someone who advocates war)

   Synonym: Kriegstreiber

Declension

Declension of Kriegshetzer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kriegshetzer	die	Kriegshetzer
genitive	eines	des	Kriegshetzers	der	Kriegshetzer
dative	einem	dem	Kriegshetzer	den	Kriegshetzern
accusative	einen	den	Kriegshetzer	die	Kriegshetzer

Related terms

• Kriegshetzerin
• Kriegshetze
• kriegshetzerisch

Descendants

• → Dutch: oorlogshitser (calque)

Further reading

• “Kriegshetzer” in Duden online