klockare

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish klokkare, klukkare. By surface analysis, klocka (“bell”) +‎ -are (“-er”). Cognate of Norwegian and Danish klokker, German Glöckner, Finnish lukkari.

Noun

klockare c

1. parish clerk and organist
2. (historical) lay official at a church with responsibilities comparable to that of a sacristan, verger, sexton, beadle, or precentor

Declension

Declension of klockare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klockare	klockares
	definite	klockaren	klockarens
plural	indefinite	klockare	klockares
	definite	klockarna	klockarnas

Derived terms

• klockarfar
• klockarkatt
• klockarkärlek
• när det regnar på prästen så skvätter det på klockaren

Further reading

• klockare in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker