Polyglot Dictionary

Metzger

/ˈmɛtsɡɐ/

der noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Metzger

Meaning

  1. butcher

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

fleischer

Fleischer and Metzger are close synonyms for "butcher," a regional variant — Fleischer more northern/eastern Germany, Metzger more southern Germany and Austria.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

açougueiro

açougueiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "butcher."

Practice

1 What does Metzger mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ schneidet den Schinken.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Metzger?

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