Barhocker

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Etymology

From Bar (“bar”) +‎ Hocker (“stool”).

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  • Hyphenation: Bar‧ho‧cker

Noun

Barhocker m (strong, genitive Barhockers, plural Barhocker)

  1. bar stool (a tall stool-like seat usually having a foot rest, commonly placed in bars)
    Synonym: Barstuhl
    auf einem Barhocker sitzen, sich auf einen Barhocker setzen
    to sit on a bar stool, to take a seat on a bar stool
    • 1991, Monika Maron, Stille Zeile Sechs: Roman, Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer, →ISBN, page 80:
      Bruno rutschte von seinem Barhocker.
      Bruno slid down from his bar stool.
    • 1994, Kerstin Jentzsch, Seit die Götter ratlos sind: Roman, 1st edition, Berlin: Das Neue Berlin, →ISBN, page 185:
      Sie setzten sich auf einen Barhocker und bestellten zwei Gin Tonic.
      They took a seat on a bar stool and ordered two gin and tonics.
    • 2003, Susanne Riedel, Eine Frau aus Amerika: Roman, Berlin: Berlin Verlag, →ISBN, page 146:
      Mit einigem Elan erkletterte sie den Barhocker, faltete knotige Hände, gab die üblichen Litaneien des Alters von sich und hustete mich mit dem rußigen Lachen der Kettenraucher an, während sie Margaritas kippte.
      With some elan she climbed onto the bar stool, folded knotty hands, uttered the usual litanies of old age, and coughed at me with the sooty laugh of chain smokers as she knocked back margaritas.

Declension

Declension of Barhocker
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Barhocker die Barhocker
genitive eines des Barhockers der Barhocker
dative einem dem Barhocker den Barhockern
accusative einen den Barhocker die Barhocker

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