A-lagare

Swedish

Etymology

From A-lag (A team) +‎ -are (-er).

Noun

A-lagare c

  1. a person that is part of an A team
    Två A-lagare satt i parken och drack öl
    Two from the A team sat in the park drinking beer
  2. (colloquial, somewhat derogatory) a drunkard, either homeless or living in misery (and drinking in public, often in the company of other A-lagare); a bum, a hobo, etc.
    A-lagarna på bänken utanför Systembolaget
    the bums on the bench outside the [government] liquor store
    Två A-lagare satt i parken och drack öl
    Two bums sat in the park drinking beer

Declension

Declension of A-lagare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite A-lagare A-lagares
definite A-lagaren A-lagarens
plural indefinite A-lagare A-lagares
definite A-lagarna A-lagarnas

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