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German
Etymology
bremsen + -er
Pronunciation
Noun
Bremser m (strong, genitive Bremsers, plural Bremser, feminine Bremserin)
- agent noun of bremsen
- (rail transport, historical) brakeman, braker
1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America], page 159:Die unfreiwilligen Pausen (wenn ein Kondukteur oder ein Bremser uns ertappte und grinsend erklärte, wir möchten lieber dem nächsten Zug die Ehre schenken) wurden zum Essen benutzt und zu sorgfältigem Erkundigen über die nächsten Züge.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
- “Bremser” in Duden online
- “Bremser” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache