Rattenfänger
German
Etymology
Ratte (“rat”) + -n- + Fänger (“catcher”). Sense 3 from the folk tale Der Rattenfänger von Hameln ("The Pied Piper of Hamelin").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʁatn̩ˌfɛŋɐ]
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Noun
Rattenfänger m (genitive Rattenfängers, plural Rattenfänger)
- ratcatcher
- rat dog
- (figuratively) pied piper, demagogue
Declension
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Further reading
- Rattenfänger in Duden online
- “Rattenfänger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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