Schnitter
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German snitære, from Old High German snitāri. By surface analysis, Schnitt + -er.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schnitter m (strong, genitive Schnitters, plural Schnitter, feminine Schnitterin)
- (dated) reaper (one who harvests with a scythe or sickle)
- 1901, Hans von Kahlenberg [pseudonym; Helene Keßler], Der Fremde: Ein Gleichniss[1]:
- Eine ländliche Ernte auf dem Felde war darauf abgebildet, wie hier schon die Wagen hochbepackt fortfahren, Schnitter und Schnitterinnen Garben bindend, alte Leute und Kinder die Aehren nachlesen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Grim Reaper
- Synonym: Sensenmann
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schnitter [masculine, strong]
Related terms
[edit]- wenn's kein Schneider ist (probably)
Further reading
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