Blockwart

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Block (block) +‎ Wart (keeper, guardian)

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  • IPA(key): [ˈblɔkˌvaʁt]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Block‧wart

Noun[edit]

Blockwart m (strong, genitive Blockwartes or Blockwarts, plural Blockwarte)

  1. (Nazism) neighborhood guard in Nazi Germany
    Synonym: Blockleiter
  2. (colloquial) a nosy person, especially a nosy neighbor
    Synonyms: Schnüffler, (Switzerland) Quartiersheriff

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