Polyglot Dictionary

Fachmann

/ˈfaxˌman/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Fachleute

Meaning

  1. expert

    Built from Fach (subject (school)) + Mann (man).

    • Ein Fachmann soll das prüfen.

      An expert should check that.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Fach subject (school)
  • Mann man

Similar words

experte

Fachmann means "expert" in the sense of a specialist or tradesman in a specific field, more everyday; Experte means "expert" in a more international, formal register.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

experto

experto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "expert."

Spanish

perito

perito is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "expert."

French

expert

expert is the French word for the same thing — both mean "expert."

Practice

1 What does Fachmann mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein ___ soll das prüfen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fachmann?

nouncompound

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