communistenvreter

Dutch

Etymology

From communist (communist) + -en- + vreten (to eat (like a beast), to devour) + -er, calque of German Kommunistenfresser. Cf. kettervreter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.myˈnɪs.tə(n)ˌvreː.tər/
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  • Hyphenation: com‧mu‧nis‧ten‧vre‧ter

Noun

communistenvreter m (plural communistenvreters)

  1. A fanatical anticommunist. [from ca. 1920]
    • 1984, Elseviers magazine, volume 40, page 117:
      Voor de communistenvreter die Seymour duidelijk is, komt zijn Russische tegenheld merkwaardig sympathiek over.
      Considering how much of a fanatical anticommunist Seymour clearly is, his Russian counterpart hero comes across in a remarkably sympathetic way.

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