gisslare

Swedish

Etymology

gissla + -are

Noun

gisslare c

  1. a whipper, a torturer
  2. a flagellant (self-flagellating person)
  3. a scourge, a critic, an adversary, a comedian, a maker of parody (targeting persons)
    Det var detta, som gjorde pressen till hvad den var; en samhällsförbättrare, en gisslare, en den där också utdelade lagrar.
    It was this, that made the press to what it was: a promoter of society, a scourge, one that also gave out laurels.

Declension

Declension of gisslare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gisslare gisslaren gisslare gisslarna
Genitive gisslares gisslarens gisslares gisslarnas

Synonyms

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