Quereinsteiger
/ˈkveːɐʔaɪnʃtaɪɡɐ/
der
noun
B2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Quereinsteiger
Meaning
-
career changer (person entering a field from outside)
Built from Quer (across, sideways) + Einsteiger (entrant (from einsteigen)).
Made of
- Quer across, sideways
- Einsteiger entrant (from einsteigen)
Practice
1 What does Quereinsteiger mean?
career changer (person entering a field from outside)
2 Fill the gap: Als ___ hat er sich in der IT-Branche schnell etabliert.
Full sentence: Als Quereinsteiger hat er sich in der IT-Branche schnell etabliert. (As a career changer, he quickly established himself in the IT industry.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Quereinsteiger?
Quereinsteiger: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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