Schnüffler
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From schnüffeln (“to sniff”) + -er.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schnüffler m (strong, genitive Schnüfflers, plural Schnüffler, feminine Schnüfflerin)
- (colloquial, derogatory) sniffer, snuffler, snoop, snooper, nosey parker; bloodhound, dick, shamus, peeper, private eye, sleuth (private detective) (male or of unspecified gender)
- Synonym: Detektiv
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schnüffler [masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Schnüffler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schnüffler” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schnüffler” in Duden online
- “Schnüffler” in OpenThesaurus.de
- Schnüffler on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de