Schwärmer

German

Etymology

schwärmen (“to romanticise, gush”) +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃvɛʁməʁ/, [ˈʃvɛɐ̯mɐ]

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• Hyphenation: Schwär‧mer

Noun

Schwärmer m (genitive Schwärmers, plural Schwärmer, feminine Schwärmerin)

1. agent noun of schwärmen; enthusiast, zealot, extremist, sentimentalist, dreamer, visionary
2. (moth) hawkmoth, sphinx moth, Sphingidae
3. (firecracker) serpent, jumping jack

Derived terms

• schwärmerisch

Further reading

• “Schwärmer” in Duden online