Handwerker
German
Etymology
Hand (“hand”) + Werker (“worker”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhantˌvɛʁkɐ/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Hand‧wer‧ker
Noun
Handwerker m (strong, genitive Handwerkers, plural Handwerker, feminine Handwerkerin)
- craftsman (male or of unspecified gender)
- contractor (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
Declension of Handwerker [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- Bauhandwerker
- Fachhandwerker
- Handwerkerbewegung
- Handwerkergilde
- Handwerkerhäuschen
- Handwerkerin
- Handwerkerkolonne
- Handwerkerschaft
- Handwerkerstand
- Kreishandwerkerschaft
- Kunsthandwerker
- Wanderhandwerker
Further reading
- “Handwerker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Handwerker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Handwerker” in Duden online