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German
Etymology
mit- + Läufer
Pronunciation
Noun
Mitläufer m (strong, genitive Mitläufers, plural Mitläufer, feminine Mitläuferin)
- (derogatory) A passive follower; one who is a member of a group but does nothing to further its aims.
2012, Patrick Conley, Der parteiliche Journalist, →ISBN, page 113:Obwohl die Regierung ihren Sitz in der ehemaligen Reichshauptstadt hatte, sah man sich in der DDR, ähnlich wie in Österreich, eher als Opfer Hitlers denn als Mitläufer oder gar Täter.- Although the government was based in the former capital of the Reich, those in East Germany, like in Austria, saw themselves as victims of Hitler rather than as followers or indeed culprits.
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