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German
Etymology
(Vladimir) Putin + Versteher, literally “Putin understander”, after Frauenversteher. First used following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuːtiːnfɛɐ̯ˌʃteːɐ/
Noun
Putinversteher m (strong, genitive Putinverstehers, plural Putinversteher, feminine Putinversteherin)
- (informal, often derogatory, politics) Putin apologist
- Synonym: Russlandversteher
2015 May 8, Michał Kokot, “Eine alternative Siegesfeier”, in Die Zeit:Es ist eine sehr polnische Sicht, gerade wenn Kerski über deutsche Putinversteher spricht, die Polen vorwerfen, sie wären hysterisch gegenüber Russland.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2018 April 2, Friedrich Küppersbusch, “Die Woche: Wie geht es uns, Herr Küppersbusch?”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Merkel, Rühe, Verheugen, auch die grüne Grande Dame Vollmer – da steht ein Häuflein naiver Putinversteher gegen seriöse Charaktere wie Trump und Johnson.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Putinversteher
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