der Schürzenjäger

C1

a womanizer / philanderer

English meaning
a womanizer / philanderer
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Schürzenjäger
Vocabulary package
Negative Character Traits

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Schürzenjäger in a sentence

Der Schürzenjäger flirtet mit jeder Frau.

The womanizer flirts with every woman.

Declension of der Schürzenjäger

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Schürzenjägerdie Schürzenjäger
Accusativeden Schürzenjägerdie Schürzenjäger
Dativedem Schürzenjägerden Schürzenjägern
Genitivedes Schürzenjägersder Schürzenjäger

Word family

der Schürzenjäger is built from schürzen (to purse (knot)). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Schürzenjäger comes from

Das Wort ist seit der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts belegt. :Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Schürze und Jäger sowie dem Fugenelement -n (Ehedem war die Schürze das Emblem des Weiblichen, daher die hier übertragene Bedeutu…

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Questions about Schürzenjäger

Is it der, die or das Schürzenjäger?

It is der Schürzenjäger — Schürzenjäger is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Schürzenjäger.

What is the plural of Schürzenjäger?

The plural of der Schürzenjäger is die Schürzenjäger.

What is the genitive of Schürzenjäger?

The genitive singular is des Schürzenjägers. The dative plural is den Schürzenjägern.

What does Schürzenjäger mean in English?

der Schürzenjäger means "a womanizer / philanderer". For example: "Der Schürzenjäger flirtet mit jeder Frau." — "The womanizer flirts with every woman."

What level is Schürzenjäger in German?

Schürzenjäger is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the negative character traits vocabulary.

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