Metzger

German

Etymology

From Middle High German metziger, metzigære, variants of metzjer, metzjære, from Old High German meziāri, mezziāri (“butcher”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant of Old High German mezalāri, mezzilāri (“merchant, moneychanger, butcher”), from Latin macellārius (“meat trader”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtsɡɐ/

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Noun

Metzger m (genitive Metzgers, plural Metzger, feminine Metzgerin)

1. (regional, chiefly western Germany, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) butcher (male or of unspecified sex)

Synonyms

• Fleischer
• Schlachter

Derived terms

• Metzgerei

Further reading

• “Metzger” in Duden online