Speerwerfer

German

Etymology

Speerwerfen (“javelin throwing”) +‎ -er (agentive suffix), from Speer (“javelin”) +‎ werfen (“to throw”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃpeːɐ̯ˌvɛʁfɐ]
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Speer‧wer‧fer

Noun

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(sports) javelin thrower, javelinist, spearcaster
spearthrower
Synonym: Atlatl

Declension

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Related terms

Speerträger, Speerspitze, Speerschaft, Wurfspeer
Messerwerfer, Wasserwerfer, Werferhand

References

“Speerwerfer” in Duden online

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