Stellvertreter

German

Etymology

17th century, from Stelle (“place”) +‎ vertreten (“to represent, fill in”) +‎ -er (“-er”), probably after French lieutenant, Latin locum tenens.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɛlfərˌtreːtər/, /-fɛr-/, [ˈʃtɛl.fɐˌtʁeː.tɐ], [-fɛɐ̯-]
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Noun

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

deputy, vicegerent, lieutenant
Synonyms: Vertreter, Vize, Statthalter
proxy, representative, agent
Synonyms: Repräsentant, Bevollmächtigter
proxy, substitute, surrogate
Synonyms: Ersatz, Platzhalter
(software, design) proxy pattern

Declension

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

Derived terms

Stellvertreterkrieg

Further reading

“Stellvertreter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Stellvertreter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Stellvertreter” in Duden online

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