Metzger
German
Etymology
From Middle High German metziger, metzigære, variants of metzjer, metzjære, from Old High German meziāri, mezziāri (“butcher”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant of Old High German mezalāri, mezzilāri (“merchant, moneychanger, butcher”), from Latin macellārius (“meat trader”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛtsɡɐ/
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Noun
Metzger m (genitive Metzgers, plural Metzger, feminine Metzgerin)
- (regional, chiefly western Germany, southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) butcher (male or of unspecified sex)
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Further reading
- Metzger in Duden online
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