krämare

See also: kramare

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German krēmer. Cognate of German Krämer, Danish kræmmer. By surface analysis, kräma +‎ -are.

Noun

krämare c

(dated, derogatory) a monger, a merchant, (when operating a shop) a shopkeeper

Usage notes

Often with implications of crassness, etc.

Declension

Declension of krämare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	krämare	krämaren	krämare	krämarna
Genitive	krämares	krämarens	krämares	krämarnas

Derived terms

avlatskrämare

Related terms

kram (“merchandise”)
kräma (“sell”)

See also

månglare

Further reading

krämare in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
krämare in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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