A-lagare

Swedish

Etymology

From A-lag (“A team”) +‎ -are (“-er”).

Noun

A-lagare c

1. a person that is part of an A team

   Två A-lagare satt i parken och drack öl

   Two from the A team sat in the park drinking beer

2. (colloquial, somewhat derogatory) a drunkard, either homeless or living in misery (and drinking in public, often in the company of other A-lagare); a bum, a hobo, etc.

   A-lagarna på bänken utanför Systembolaget

   the bums on the bench outside the [government] liquor store

   Två A-lagare satt i parken och drack öl

   Two bums sat in the park drinking beer

Declension

Declension of A-lagare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	A-lagare	A-lagares
	definite	A-lagaren	A-lagarens
plural	indefinite	A-lagare	A-lagares
	definite	A-lagarna	A-lagarnas

See also

• lodis (“bum, hobo”)
• lösdrivare (“vagrant”)
• uteliggare

References

• “A-lagare”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• Slangopedia