krämare

See also: kramare

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German krēmer. Cognate of German Krämer, Danish kræmmer and Norwegian Nynorsk kremmar. By surface analysis, kräma +‎ -are.

Noun

krämare c

  1. (dated, derogatory) a monger, a merchant, (when operating a shop) a shopkeeper

Usage notes

Often with implications of crassness, etc.

Declension

Declension of krämare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite krämare krämares
definite krämaren krämarens
plural indefinite krämare krämares
definite krämarna krämarnas

Derived terms

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