Schlächter

See also: Schlachter

German

Etymology

From schlachten + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɛçtɐ/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: schlechter

Noun

Schlächter m (strong, genitive Schlächters, plural Schlächter, feminine Schlächterin)

  1. slaughterer, butcher (affective term for a killer; male or of unspecified sex)
    Der Serienmörder wurde von der Lokalpresse als Stadtwald-Schlächter bezeichnet.
    The serial killer was called the Urban-forest Butcher by the local press.
  2. (regional) someone who works at a slaughterhouse (male or of unspecified gender)
  3. Archaic form of Schlachter (butcher).

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