Sachsenschlächter

German

Etymology

From Sachse (“Saxon”) +‎ -n- +‎ Schlächter (“slaughterer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaksənˌʃlɛçtɐ/

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Proper noun

der Sachsenschlächter m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Sachsenschlächters)

1. A pejorative nickname for Charlemagne, chiefly used by German nationalists of the anti-Christian, völkisch camp, due to Charlemagne’s Christianization wars and most notably the Massacre of Verden.