Schlächter

See also: Schlachter

German

Etymology

From schlachten +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɛçtɐ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: schlechter

Noun

Schlächter m (strong, genitive Schlächters, plural Schlächter, feminine Schlächterin)

  1. slaughterer, butcher (affective term for a killer; male or of unspecified sex)
    Der Serienmörder wurde von der Lokalpresse als Stadtwald-Schlächter bezeichnet.
    The serial killer was called the Urban-forest Butcher by the local press.
  2. (regional) someone who works at a slaughterhouse (male or of unspecified gender)
  3. archaic form of Schlachter (“butcher”)

Declension

Declension of Schlächter [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schlächter die Schlächter
genitive eines des Schlächters der Schlächter
dative einem dem Schlächter den Schlächtern
accusative einen den Schlächter die Schlächter

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