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koortslijder

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Dutch

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Etymology

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koorts 'fever' + lijder 'sufferer'

Pronunciation

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Noun

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koortslijder m (plural koortslijders, diminutive koortslijdertje n)

  1. (literally) a fever-strikken patient
  2. (figuratively) someone in a feverish hurry
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