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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse rakki.
Noun
rackare m
- (historical) an assistant to an executioner
- (dated) a blighter (one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner)
- (colloquial) a rascal (in a more-or-less endearing sense)
Din lilla rackare!- You little rascal you!
- (colloquial) a devil (someone skilled)
Han är en rackare på TP!- He's a devil at Trivial Pursuit!
Usage notes
Deliberately quaint if used in an (actually) insulting sense in modern times.
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