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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch pluumstriker. Equivalent to pluimstrijken + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplœy̯mˌstrɛi̯.kər/
- Hyphenation: pluim‧strij‧ker
Noun
pluimstrijker m (plural pluimstrijkers, diminutive pluimstrijkertje n)
- (derogatory) a sycophant, a fawner
- 1791, De vraag-al, volume 2, issue 63, publ. by L. Herdingh, 85.
Merkt gij wel lezer ! dat ik geen groote pluimstrijker ben?- Do you notice, reader, that I am not a big sycophant?