Bummelant

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German

Etymology

From the 19th century, from Studentensprache, bummeln +‎ -ant.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bum‧me‧lant
  • Rhymes: -ant
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Noun

Bummelant m (weak, genitive Bummelanten, plural Bummelanten, feminine Bummelantin)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, dated) slacker
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks ‎, Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 263:
      Zu Hause erzählte er mit besonderer Vorliebe von seinem Kontor in Valparaiso, von der unmäßigen Temperatur, die dort geherrscht, und von einem jungen Londoner namens Johnny Thunderstorm, einem Bummelanten, einem unglaublichen Kerl, den er, »Gott verdamm' mich, niemals hatte arbeiten sehen«, und der doch ein sehr gewandter Kaufmann gewesen sei …
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Declension

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

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