Pfleger
German
Etymology
From the verb pflegen
Pronunciation
Noun
Pfleger m (genitive Pflegers, plural Pfleger, feminine Pflegerin)
- Clipping of Krankenpfleger (“nurse”).
- Clipping of Tierpfleger (“animal caretaker”).
- (law) guardian
- (Switzerland) an elementary school administrator
- (Switzerland) organizer, supervisor
- (Switzerland, boxing) second (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Pfleger” in Duden online