lijkenpikker
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of lijk + -en- + pikker.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lijkenpikker m (plural lijkenpikkers, diminutive lijkenpikkertje n)
- (derogatory, figurative) Someone who benefits from others' misery.
- (derogatory, now uncommon) Someone who makes a living from funerals or tending to the dead in any other way.