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Swedish
Etymology
Compound of kunskapa (“to spy”) + -are. First attested in 1544.[1]
Compare Danish kundskaber, Middle Low German kuntschopper, Dutch kondschapper, German Kundschafter.
Noun
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- Someone who gathers knowledge, information or intelligence.
- A spy (both literally and figurative).
1687 October 31, “Wien den 6 October [Wien October 6th]”, in Ordinarie Stockholmiske Postidender (newspaper), page 2:Jmedlertijdh hade beml. Hertige så wähl genom kunskapare som öfwerlöpare förnummit at Janißarerne och Spahij hade gjort ett upror, […]- At the same time the aforementioned duke had from spies as well as defectors learned that the Janissaries and Sipahi had made a revolt
1833, Otto Palmstierna, Sista aftonen på Östanborg, page 29:Sarrazenerne hafva blifvit så kloka, att de aldrig hindra någon besöka Jerusalem, och de oroa aldrig Pilgrimerne, fastän drägten ofta begagnades utaf våra kunskapare.- The Saracens have become so wise that they never prevent anyone from visiting Jerusalem, and they never worry the Pilgrims, although the apparel were often used by our spies.
2016 August 29, Nalle Valtiala, “Korpen – ett kalejdoskop av klokhet [The raven – a kaleidoscope of wisdom]”, in Hufvudstadsbladet:Hugin och Munin nämns också i Mika Honkalinnas Korppiretki – de var asaguden Odens kunskapare.- Huginn and Muninn are also mentioned in Mika Honkalinna's Korppiretki – they were the spies of the Æsir god Odin.
- Synonym: spion
- A scout or reconnoitrer (both literally and figurative).
1832, Pehr Sparre, Den siste friseglaren, volume I, page 35:Riddare Arvid förde nu öfversten i det så kallade gästrummet, och uppsökte derefter sin son, för att ostördt tala om nattens händelser, samt utsända kunskapare, för att få veta huru stor öfverstens medförda ryttareskara verkligen var, och hvad detta oväntade besök egentligen kunde betyda.- Knight Arvid now led the colonel into the so-called guest room, and then sought out his son, to talk undisturbed about the night's events, and sent scouts to find out how large the colonel's company of horsemen really was, and what this unexpected visit could really mean.
1843, Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, Tre fruar i Småland, volume III, page 156:Jag viste genom kunskapare, att han dragit sig inom Kalmarlänsgränsen, och att han höll sig som bäst bortom Virsrum, på skogarne mellan Björkmåssen och Molilja.- I knew through scouts that he retreated within the Kalmar County border, and that he stayed as best as possible beyond Virsrum, in the forests between Björkmåssen and Molilja.
2014 June 12, Andreas Kristensson, “Legendar #4: Rune Börjesson [Legend #4: Rune Börjesson]”, in SvenskaFans.com:Örgrytes kunskapare fick dock snabbt upp ögonen för pojkens enorma talang och som 17-åring enrollerades han definitivt i ÖIS A-lag.- However, Örgryte's scouts quickly saw the boy's enormous talent and as a 17-year-old he was definitely enrolled in the ÖIS A team.
2020 September 16, Bernt Karlsson, “Det är något bortom bergen … [There is something beyond the mountains…]”, in Svensk Jakt:Fadern hade planer att emigrera till Amerika men skickade först Dan som kunskapare till släktingar i Minnesota.- The father had plans to emigrate to America but first sent Dan as a reconnoitrer to relatives in Minnesota.
- Synonyms: rekognosör, spanare, spejare
- A detective or investigator.
1994 August 6, Språkbanken, Korp, quoted in Göteborgs-Posten:Redan letar bokförlag och filmare efter spionparet för att få dem att signera kontrakt på en historia om flykten och hukandet undan Säpos vädrande kunskapare.- Already, book publishers and filmmakers are looking for the spy couple to get them to sign a contract for a story about the escape and crouching from the Security Service's sniffing investigators.
- Synonym: spanare
- A consultant or advisor.
- Synonyms: konsult, rådgivare
- A researcher or expert.
2007 August 16, TT News Agency, “USA stoppar Guantanamobesök [US halts Guantanamo visits]”, in Svenska Dagbladet:Dick Marty, som det senaste året på Europarådets uppdrag försökt utreda USA:s påstådda hemliga fångtransporter och fängelser på europeisk mark, begärde att få inspektera fånglägret tillsammans med FN:s specielle kunskapare rörande tortyr, Manfred Nowak, redan i oktober i fjol.- Dick Marty, who last year on behalf of the Council of Europe tried to investigate the US's alleged secret prisoner transports and prisons on European soil, requested to inspect the prison camp together with the UN special expert on torture, Manfred Nowak, as early as last October.
2021 June 30, “Nedslag i Lidköpings historia: Broar och kartor”, in Lidköpingsnytt:Enligt en aktad kunskapare (Nat. Beckman) fanns den större bron ”åtminstone 1541””.- According to a respected researcher (Nat. Beckman), the larger bridge existed "at least in 1541"".
- Synonyms: expert, grävare, researcher
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