Schwerenöter

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German

Etymology

From Schwerenot +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃveːʁəˌnøːtɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Schwe‧re‧nöt‧er

Noun

Schwerenöter m (strong, genitive Schwerenöters, plural Schwerenöter)

  1. (dated, colloquial) smooth operator, womanizer
    Synonyms: Filou, Leichtfuß, Herzensbrecher, Schlawiner
    • 1908, E. von Keyserling, Beate und Mareile:
      Eines Abends setzte er sich im Klub in das Kaminzimmer zu den alten „Junggesellen“. Graf Halken, Major von Tettleben, Baron Schibowitz; ältliche Herren, die es liebten, in der Kaminecke Böses von den Weibern zu reden. Günther saß hier in sich gekehrt und hörte den verblichenen Abenteuern der alten Schwerenöter zerstreut zu.
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    • 2011 May 19, Gero von Randow, Mark Schieritz, “Ein Mann von Welt”, in Die Zeit:
      Und wie schön hätte man die Schwangerschaft Carla Brunis gegen den Schwerenöter DSK in Stellung bringen können, um die katholischen Milieus milde zu stimmen!
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