Stutzer

German

Etymology

stutzen + -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʊt͡sɐ/
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Noun

Stutzer m (strong, genitive Stutzers, plural Stutzer, feminine Stutzerin)

  1. (usually archaic) dandy, coxcomb
    Synonyms: Laffe, Geck, Zierbengel, (chiefly Austria, fashionable in the 1880s) Gigerl, (colloquial) Lackaffe, (colloquial, regional) Fatzke, (youth slang) Poser, Dandy, (colloquial) Stenz
  2. (High German, archaic) a muzzle-loading rifle with a shortened barrel; a rifled carbine.
    Synonyms: Büchse, Jagdgewehr

Declension

Derived terms

  • stutzerhaft
  • stutzermäßig
  • Stutzertum

Further reading

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