Schmarotzer
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle High German smorotzer. By surface analysis, schmarotzen + -er.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schmarotzer m (strong, genitive Schmarotzers, plural Schmarotzer, feminine Schmarotzerin)
- (biology) parasite
- Synonym: Parasit
- (derogatory) freeloader, sponger (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schmarotzer [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]adjective
nouns
Further reading
[edit]- “Schmarotzer” in Duden online
- “Schmarotzer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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