der Spießer

C1

a philistine / bourgeois philistine = hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.

English meaning
a philistine / bourgeois philistine = hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Spießer
Vocabulary package
Negative Character Traits

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Spießer in a sentence

Der Spießer verachtet alle Kunst und Kultur.

The philistine despises all art and culture.

Declension of der Spießer

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Spießerdie Spießer
Accusativeden Spießerdie Spießer
Dativedem Spießerden Spießern
Genitivedes Spießersder Spießer

Where Spießer comes from

[1] belegt seit dem 19. Jahrhundert als Kurzwort für älteres Spießbürger (17. Jahrhundert).

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Questions about Spießer

Is it der, die or das Spießer?

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

What is the plural of Spießer?

The plural of der Spießer is die Spießer.

What is the genitive of Spießer?

The genitive singular is des Spießers. The dative plural is den Spießern.

What does Spießer mean in English?

der Spießer means "a philistine / bourgeois philistine = hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.". For example: "Der Spießer verachtet alle Kunst und Kultur." — "The philistine despises all art and culture."

What level is Spießer in German?

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

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