zwijntjesjager

Dutch

Etymology

From zwijntje (bicycle; swine, pig) + -s- (hunter) + jager.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzʋɛi̯n.tjəsˌjaː.ɣər/, [ˈzʋɛi̯n.cəsˌja(ː).ɣər], [ˈsʋɛi̯n.cəsˌja(ː).xər]
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  • Hyphenation: zwijn‧tjes‧ja‧ger

Noun

zwijntjesjager m (plural zwijntjesjagers, diminutive zwijntjesjagertje n)

  1. (Bargoens, Amsterdam) a bicycle thief.
    • 1957 December, "Scheiden tut Weh", De Kampioen, volume 72, issue 12, 371.
      U begrijpt het al: de fiets viel tóch in handen van een zwijntjesjager.
      As you have guessed: the bicycle did fall in the hands of a bicycle thief anyway.

Synonyms

  • fietsendief
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