dijker

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Dijker

Etymology

From dijk (“dyke”) +‎ -er. Named after the Nieuwendijk, where they used to come together.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛi̯.kər/
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  • Hyphenation: dij‧ker
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kər

Noun

dijker m (plural dijkers)

  1. (historical, Amsterdam) a type of working-class nozem from Amsterdam inspired by pop culture and rock 'n' roll, similar to a rocker
    • 1983 August 26, “Het leven voor de dood. Louis van Gasteren filmt Hans van Sweeden”, in Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant, volume 226, number 199, page 9:
      De nieuwe generatie die na 1940 is geboren, dient zich aan. Zij wordt in soorten onderverdeeld onder de namen nozems, provoos, kikkers, bietniks, magiejers, bullen, pleiners, dijkers, dammers en brozems.
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