Fiaker
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See also: fiáker
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Fiaker m (strong, genitive Fiakers, plural Fiaker)
- (historical) fiacre (horse-drawn taxicab)
- Synonym: Droschke
- 1920, Jakob Wassermann, Der Wendekreis:
- Plötzlich war jener Fiaker herangerast, ein offenes Gefährt, und darin lehnte blasiert ein Herrchen, vielleicht neunzehn, vielleicht zwanzig Jahre alt, die Spuren der Ausschweifung in den Zügen, die Finger voller Ringe, Brillantnadel im Schlips, mit Lackschuhen, gebügelter Hose, Spazierstöckchen, Glacéhandschuhen, die ganze Welt in der Tasche, doch sie verachtend.
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- (by extension) cabby, cabdriver of such a cab
- 1885, Gustav Pick (lyrics and music), “Fiakerlied”:
- Da geht's nur allweil trapp, trapp, trapp / Wann's nachher so recht schießen, da spür' i's in mir drin, / Dass i die rechte Pratzen hab', dass i Fiaker bin
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- (Austria) a cocktail made with rum or slivovitz mixed with mocha/coffee and sugar, similar to Irish coffee
Declension
Declension of Fiaker