Spanner

See also: spanner and spänner

German

Etymology

From spannen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpanɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Span‧ner

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. agent noun of spannen
    1. shoe tree
    2. clamp
    3. geometrid (moth of the family Geometridae)
    4. (derogatory) voyeur
      • 2023 September 20, Marion Mück-Raab, “Längste Haftstrafe in Deutschland beendet: Nach 53 Jahren aus Haft entlassen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
        Klaus Bräunig wurde 1970 in Mainz als Spanner verhaftet, er stand unter Verdacht eine Kinderärztin und ihre Tochter ermordet zu haben.
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Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Spanner” in Duden online
  • “Spanner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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