Waffenbruder

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German

Etymology

From Waffen (arms) +‎ Bruder (brother).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Waf‧fen‧bru‧der
  • Rhymes: -uːdɐ

Noun

Waffenbruder m (strong, genitive Waffenbruders, plural Waffenbrüder)

  1. brother-in-arms
    Synonyms: Waffengefährte, Kampfgenosse
    • 1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern [The World of Yesterday]‎:
      All das hatten wir uns im stillen oft gedacht, nur hatte niemand den Mut gehabt, am hellen Tage auszusprechen: ›Sagen wir uns von den Deutschen und ihrer Annexionspolitik rechtzeitig los‹, denn das hätte als ›Verrat‹ am Waffenbruder gegolten.
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