Schürzenjäger
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Schürze (“apron”) + Jäger (“hunter”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʃʏrt͡sənjɛːɡər/, [ˈʃʏʁt͡sn̩jɛːɡɐ] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-jeːɡər/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Schür‧zen‧jä‧ger
Noun
[edit]Schürzenjäger m (strong, genitive Schürzenjägers, plural Schürzenjäger)
- skirt chaser, womanizer, philanderer (habitual seducer of women)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schürzenjäger [masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Schürzenjäger” in Duden online
- “Schürzenjäger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache