לינקער

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From לינק (link) +‎ ־ער (-er).

Noun

לינקער • (linker) m, plural לינקע (linke), feminine לינקע (linke)

  1. left-winger, leftist (person with socialist views or tendencies)
Usage notes
  • This declines for gender, number, and case as a nominalized form of לינק (link).
  • As in most European languages, the word has traditionally referred more to socialists, communists, and anarchists than to liberals.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

לינקער • (linker)

  1. inflection of לינק (link):
    1. nominative masculine singular
    2. dative feminine singular
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