slippendrager

Dutch

Alternative forms

• slipdrager (mostly literal)
• slipsdrager (mostly literal)

Etymology

Compound of slip +‎ -en- +‎ drager.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɪ.pə(n)ˌdraː.ɣər/

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• Hyphenation: slip‧pen‧dra‧ger

Noun

slippendrager m (plural slippendragers, diminutive slippendragertje n)

1. (figurative) subservient person
2. one who carries a slip; pallbearer, (more strictly) one who carries a winding sheet at one of the corners

References

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