Spießer

German

Alternative forms

  • Spiesser (Switzerland and Liechtenstein)

Etymology

From Spießbürger.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpiːsɐ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Spießer m (strong, genitive Spießers, plural Spießer, feminine Spießerin)

  1. (derogatory) square (male or of unspecified gender) (socially conventional person)
    Synonym: (Switzerland) Bünzli
  2. (derogatory) philistine (male or of unspecified gender) (person who lacks appreciation of art or culture)
  3. (derogatory) bourgeois (male or of unspecified gender) (individual member of the middle class)

Declension

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Spießerei
  • Spießertum

Further reading

  • “Spießer” in Duden online
  • “Spießer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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