Spanner

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See also: spanner and spänner

German

Etymology

From spannen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpanɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Span‧ner

Noun

Spanner m (strong, genitive Spanners, plural Spanner)

  1. agent noun of spannen
    1. shoe tree
    2. clamp
    3. geometrid (moth of the family Geometridae)
    4. (derogatory) voyeur
      • 2023 September 20, Marion Mück-Raab, “Längste Haftstrafe in Deutschland beendet: Nach 53 Jahren aus Haft entlassen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
        Klaus Bräunig wurde 1970 in Mainz als Spanner verhaftet, er stand unter Verdacht eine Kinderärztin und ihre Tochter ermordet zu haben.
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Declension

Declension of Spanner
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Spanner die Spanner
genitive eines des Spanners der Spanner
dative einem dem Spanner den Spannern
accusative einen den Spanner die Spanner

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Spanner” in Duden online
  • “Spanner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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