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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of duit (“doit, historical coin with 1/160th the value of a guilder”) + -en- + dief (“thief”), therefore describing someone who would go to extreme lengths to obtain an insignificant amount of money.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdœy̯.tə(n)ˌdif/
- Hyphenation: dui‧ten‧dief
Noun
duitendief m (plural duitendieven, diminutive duitendiefje n)
- an avaricious person who ratholes money, a greedhead
- Synonym: geldwolf
De duitendief rekende haar de volle mep voor de uitvaart van haar man.- The moneygrubber charged her with the full monty for her husband's funeral.