Schwärmer

German

Etymology

schwärmen (to romanticise, gush) + -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛʁməʁ/, [ˈʃvɛɐ̯mɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Schwär‧mer

Noun

Schwärmer m (genitive Schwärmers, plural Schwärmer, feminine Schwärmerin)

  1. agent noun of schwärmen; enthusiast, zealot, extremist, sentimentalist, dreamer, visionary
  2. (moth) hawkmoth, sphinx moth, Sphingidae
  3. (firecracker) serpent, jumping jack

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