wetsdienaar

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From wet (law, authority) +‎ -s- +‎ dienaar (servant).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛts.diˌnaːr/
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  • Hyphenation: wets‧die‧naar

Noun

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wetsdienaar m (plural wetsdienaren, diminutive wetsdienaartje n)

  1. a policeman, seldom a law enforcer of a different kind