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German
Etymology
Spaziergang + -er
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃpaˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ/
- Hyphenation: Spa‧zier‧gän‧ger
Noun
Spaziergänger m (strong, genitive Spaziergängers, plural Spaziergänger, feminine Spaziergängerin)
- walker
- (slang at the interface between the officialese and politics of the Federal Republic of Germany and its constituent states) A top official (politischer Beamter) ordained early retirement
1997, Hartmut Palmer, “Rolle rückwärts”, in Der Spiegel, number 44:Allzuoft hatte sich die Öffentlichkeit über staatlich alimentierte »Spaziergänger« erregt, die nach geltendem Recht nahezu ungeschmälert dazuverdienen dürfen. Der Kanzler grollt jedesmal, wenn er hört, welche Summen Spitzenbeamte nach ihrer Versetzung in den einstweiligen Ruhestand neben der Staatsknete einstreichen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Spaziergänger
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