Pfleger

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German phleger, phlegære, from Old High German phlegāri, from Proto-West Germanic *plegārī. By surface analysis, agent noun of pflegen, equivalent to pflegen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpfleːɡɐ/
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Noun

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Pfleger m (strong, genitive Pflegers, plural Pfleger, feminine Pflegerin)

  1. agent noun of pflegen
  2. Clipping of Krankenpfleger (nurse).
  3. Clipping of Tierpfleger (animal caretaker).
  4. (law) guardian
  5. (historical) governor, bailiff
  6. (Switzerland) an elementary school administrator
  7. (Switzerland) organizer, supervisor
  8. (Switzerland, boxing) second (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant)

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