uppdragsgivare

Swedish

Etymology

uppdrag (“commission, assignment, mission”) +‎ -s- +‎ givare (“giver”). Attested since 1886. Compare German Auftraggeber.

Noun

uppdragsgivare c

  1. a person or organization that has given another person or organization a (particular) assignment
    Polisen vet inte vem hans uppdragsgivare är
    The police do not know who gave him his orders [who his assignment-giver is]
    1. (law) a principal
      Synonyms: klient, huvudman
    2. (business) an employer
      Synonym: arbetsgivare
    3. (business) a customer
      Synonyms: kund, beställare

Declension

Declension of uppdragsgivare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite uppdragsgivare uppdragsgivares
definite uppdragsgivaren uppdragsgivarens
plural indefinite uppdragsgivare uppdragsgivares
definite uppdragsgivarna uppdragsgivarnas

References

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