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Rädelsführer

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German

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Etymology

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Cognate with Bavarian Rädel (small circle of persons, ranks, dancing-song).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Rädelsführer m (strong, genitive Rädelsführers, plural Rädelsführer)

  1. (person who starts and leads a disturbance, a conspiracy, or a criminal gang) ringleader

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Rädelsführer”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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