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German
Alternative forms
- Spiesser (Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
Etymology
From Spießbürger.
Pronunciation
Noun
Spießer m (strong, genitive Spießers, plural Spießer, feminine Spießerin)
- (derogatory) square (male or of unspecified gender) (socially conventional person)
- Synonym: (Switzerland) Bünzli
- (derogatory) philistine (male or of unspecified gender) (person who lacks appreciation of art or culture)
- (derogatory) bourgeois (male or of unspecified gender) (individual member of the middle class)
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Further reading
- “Spießer” in Duden online
- “Spießer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache