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German
Etymology
schwadronieren + -eur
Pronunciation
Noun
Schwadroneur m (strong, genitive Schwadroneurs, plural Schwadroneure)
- (derogatory, dated) windbag
1913, Annette Kolb, Das Exemplar:Man denke! — sie kam von München, der Stadt der hohen künstlerischen Initiativen, zwar auch der lauten Schwadroneure, doch zugleich der stillen, seltenen Größen, dieser reizenden Stadt, die in mancher Hinsicht allen anderen den Rang abläuft, […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Schwadroneur
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