Merkels Fachkräfte

German

Alternative forms

• Merkels „Fachkräfte“, Merkels »Fachkräfte«, Fachkräfte, „Fachkräfte“, »Fachkräfte«

Etymology

From the suggestion, reckoned a political position of Angela Merkel’s government, that immigration shall solve Fachkräftemangel (“shortage of qualified workers”). Literally meaning "Merkel's professionals".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɐ̯kl̩s ˈfaχkʁɛftə/

Noun

Merkels Fachkräfte f pl (plural only) (singularized as einer von Merkels Fachkräften (uncommon) or eine von Merkels Fachkräften (rare) or definite Merkels Fachkraft (rare))

1. (ethnic slur, ironic, chiefly plural) immigrants, particularly if not of European provenance