Putinversteher

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Etymology

(Vladimir) Putin +‎ Versteher, literally Putin understander, after Frauenversteher. First used following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːtiːnfɛɐ̯ˌʃteːɐ/
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Noun

Putinversteher m (strong, genitive Putinverstehers, plural Putinversteher, feminine Putinversteherin)

  1. (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.
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    • 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.
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Descendants

  • Russian: путинферште́ер (putinfɛrštɛ́jer)

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