Miesmacher
German
Etymology
From miesmachen + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
Miesmacher m (strong, genitive Miesmachers, plural Miesmacher, feminine Miesmacherin)
- negative Nancy (a person who is considered excessively and disagreeably pessimistic)
- wet blanket (a person who takes the fun out of a situation with pessimism, criticism, etc.)
Declension
Declension of Miesmacher [masculine, strong]
Related terms
- see: mies
See also
Further reading
- “Miesmacher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Miesmacher” in Duden online
- “Miesmacher”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Miesmacher” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Miesmacher” in OpenThesaurus.de