Baldower

German

Etymology

From Rotwelsch (thieves’ cant), from Yiddish בעלדבר (baldover, “the one in question, the aforementioned”), from Hebrew בעל דבר (baʿal dāvār, literally “lord of the speech”, i.e. “he who is central to the affair”). The sense developed from the use referring to a source whose name one does not want to reveal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balˈdoːvɐ/

Noun

Baldower m (strong, genitive Baldowers, plural Baldower)

1. (archaic) tipster, insider who gives advice to criminals

Declension

Declension of Baldower [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Baldower	die	Baldower
genitive	eines	des	Baldowers	der	Baldower
dative	einem	dem	Baldower	den	Baldowern
accusative	einen	den	Baldower	die	Baldower

Derived terms

• ausbaldowern (remains common)