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German
Etymology
Schlaf + Gänger
Noun
Schlafgänger m (strong, genitive Schlafgängers, plural Schlafgänger, feminine Schlafgängerin)
- (historical) short-term lodger, boarder
- Synonym: Bettgeher
2017, Barbara Beuys, Familienleben in Deutschland: Neue Bilder aus der deutschen Vergangenheit, Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, →ISBN:Ein Schlafgänger dagegen hatte nur Anspruch auf eine Schlafgelegenheit und mußte diese manchmal noch mit einem Mitglied der vermietenden Familie oder einem zweiten Schlafgänger teilen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Schlafgänger
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