hamnskiftare

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Swedish

Etymology

From hamn (spirit) +‎ skifta +‎ -are. Replaced earlier term hamnlöpare.

Noun

hamnskiftare c

  1. shape-shifter
    Synonym: (archaic) hamnlöpare
  2. (by extension) a person who attain many different styles and roles throughout their life
    • 2022 January 9, Klassikern, “"Up the hill backwards" – en nära-Bowie-upplevelse på löpbandet ["Up the hill backwards" – a near-Bowie experience on the treadmill]”, in Sveriges Radio P1:
      Den 8 januari 2022 skulle David Bowie ha fyllt 75 år. Han avled 2016, nyss fyllda 69 år. Under sin långa artistkarriär gjorde han sig känd som en oförutsägbar hamnskiftare, med en rad nya scenpersonligheter; []
      On January 8, 2022, David Bowie would have turned 75 years old. He died in 2016, just turned 69 years old. During his long career as an artist, he made himself known as an unpredictable shape-shifter, with a number of new stage personalities;

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