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German
Etymology
schützen + -ling
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʏt͡slɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: Schütz‧ling
Noun
Schützling m (strong, genitive Schützlings, plural Schützlinge)
- protégé(e)
- Synonyms: Günstling, Protegé, Schutzbefohlener
2020 November 17, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, quotee, “Rede zur Verteidigungspolitik in Europa: Kramp-Karrenbauer trotzt Macron”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Kramp-Karrenbauer zeigte sich in ihrer Rede zwar mit Macron einig, dass Europa mehr für seine Sicherheit tun müsse. „Wir wollen, dass Europa für die USA starker Partner auf Augenhöhe ist und kein hilfsbedürftiger Schützling.“- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
Like many German nouns referring to human beings, this word is used to refer to both males and females, and is always grammatically masculine.
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