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German
Etymology
Shortened from Tankstellenwart. Analysable as tanken (“to refuel”) + Wart (“guard, keeper”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Tank‧wart
Noun
Tankwart m (strong, genitive Tankwarts or Tankwartes, plural Tankwarte or (younger, more informal) Tankwärte, feminine Tankwartin or Tankwärtin)
- filling station attendant, one who performs general tasks (such as assisting or cashing) at a filling/gas/petrol station
Declension
Further reading
- “Tankwart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache