Lumpensammler

German

Etymology

From Lumpen (“rags, tatters”) +‎ Sammler (“collector”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʊmpənzamlɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Lum‧pen‧samm‧ler

Noun

Lumpensammler m (strong, genitive Lumpensammlers, plural Lumpensammler, feminine Lumpensammlerin)

  1. (historical) ragpicker, ragman
  2. (dated, humorous) the last service of a public transport for the day

Declension

Declension of Lumpensammler [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lumpensammler die Lumpensammler
genitive eines des Lumpensammlers der Lumpensammler
dative einem dem Lumpensammler den Lumpensammlern
accusative einen den Lumpensammler die Lumpensammler

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