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German
Etymology
Wald + Schrat
Pronunciation
Noun
Waldschrat m (strong, genitive Waldschrates or Waldschrats, plural Waldschrate)
- (folklore) leshy, wood gnome
- (by extension, derogatory) slob; weirdo
- Synonym: Sonderling
2018 November 14, Ralf Pauli, “Studie zum Ansehen von Lehrern: Mieses Image und jede Menge Hass”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Schließen Sie ihre Augen und stellen Sie sich einen Lehrer vor. Was sehen Sie? […] Oder eher einen aus der Zeit gefallenen Waldschrat, dessen Arbeitsblätter – wie seine Kleidung – noch aus dem vorigen Jahrhundert stammen?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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