Tierschützer
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Tier + Schützer (The latter term is a short form of Beschützer).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Tierschützer m (strong, genitive Tierschützers, plural Tierschützer, feminine Tierschützerin)
- animal rights activist (male or of unspecified gender)
- Synonym: (pejorative) Tierfreak (“bunny-hugger”)
- Antonym: Tierquäler
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 32/2010, page 45:
- Wieder einmal hatte es erhitzte Debatten gegeben zwischen Tierschützern und solchen, die Stierkampf für ein schützenswertes Kulturerbe Spaniens halten.
- Once again there had been heated debates between animal rights activists and ones who consider bullfighting a cultural heritage of Spain worth protecting.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Tierschützer [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Tierschützer” in Duden online