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German
Etymology
Herr + -chen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛʁçən/
- Hyphenation: Herr‧chen
Noun
Herrchen n (strong, genitive Herrchens, plural Herrchen)
- master, owner (of a dog)
- diminutive of Herr (“gentleman”)
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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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