Pfleger
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the verb pflegen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Pfleger m (strong, genitive Pflegers, plural Pfleger, feminine Pflegerin)
- Clipping of Krankenpfleger (“nurse”).
- Clipping of Tierpfleger (“animal caretaker”).
- (law) guardian
- (historical) governor, bailiff
- (Switzerland) an elementary school administrator
- (Switzerland) organizer, supervisor
- (Switzerland, boxing) second (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Pfleger [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Pfleger” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Pfleger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Pfleger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Pfleger” in Duden online
- Pfleger on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de