Spießbürger
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Spiessbürger (Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
Etymology
[edit]From Spieß (“pike”) + Bürger (“citizen”), 17th c.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Spießbürger m (strong, genitive Spießbürgers, plural Spießbürger, feminine Spießbürgerin)
- (derogatory) square, philistine (male or of unspecified gender) (narrow-minded person)
- Synonyms: Kleinbürger, (Switzerland) Bünzli, Spießer
- (derogatory) provincial (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Spießbürger [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Spießbürger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spießbürger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Spießbürger” in Duden online