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armoedzaaier

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From armoede (poverty; strife) +‎ zaaier (one who sows), a calque of West Frisian earmoedsaaier (aggressive, argumentative person). West Frisian later borrowed the sense “destitute person” from Dutch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑr.mutˌsaː.jər/
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  • Hyphenation: ar‧moed‧zaai‧er

Noun

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armoedzaaier m (plural armoedzaaiers, diminutive armoedzaaiertje n)

  1. one who is extremely poor, a down-and-outer, a beggar [from ca. 1890]
  2. (archaic) an aggressive or cruel person, a hothead, one given to fights and bickering [1880s–early 20th c.]
    Synonyms: onruststoker, ruziemaker, ruziestoker, ruziezoeker
    • 1884 April 12, P. Doon, “Mijnheer de Redakteur!”, in Recht voor allen. Orgaan van de Sociaal-Demokratische Partij in Nederland, volume 6, number 7, page 4:
      Schaamt zoo'n ongelukkige armoedzaaier zich niet een oppassend huisvader van zeven nog zeer jeugdige kinderen zoo plotseling broodeloos op straat te zetten?
      Isn't such a deplorable troublemaker ashamed about suddenly kicking a cautious father with a family of seven very young children onto the street without employment?

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