pluimstrijker

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pluumstriker. Equivalent to pluimstrijken +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplœy̯mˌstrɛi̯.kər/
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  • Hyphenation: pluim‧strij‧ker

Noun

pluimstrijker m (plural pluimstrijkers, diminutive pluimstrijkertje n)

  1. (derogatory) a sycophant, a fawner
    • 1791, De vraag-al, volume 2, issue 63, publ. by L. Herdingh, 85.
      Merkt gij wel lezer ! dat ik geen groote pluimstrijker ben?
      Do you notice, reader, that I am not a big sycophant?
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