krämare

See also: kramare

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German krēmer. Cognate of German Krämer, Danish kræmmer. By surface analysis, kräma +‎ -are.

Noun

krämare c

1. (dated, derogatory) a monger, a merchant, (when operating a shop) a shopkeeper

Usage notes

Often with implications of crassness, etc.

Declension

Declension of krämare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	krämare	krämaren	krämare	krämarna
Genitive	krämares	krämarens	krämares	krämarnas

Derived terms

• avlatskrämare

Related terms

• kram (“merchandise”)
• kräma (“sell”)

See also

• månglare

Further reading

• krämare in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• krämare in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)