"armoedzaaier" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑr.mutˌsaː.jər/ Audio: Nl-armoedzaaier.ogg Forms: armoedzaaiers [plural], armoedzaaiertje [diminutive, neuter], armoeizaaier [alternative], armoezaaier [alternative, Belgium]
Etymology: From armoede (“poverty; strife”) + zaaier (“one who sows”), a calque of West Frisian earmoedsaaier (“aggressive, argumentative person”). West Frisian later borrowed the sense “destitute person” from Dutch. Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|armoede|zaaier|t1=poverty; strife|t2=one who sows}} armoede (“poverty; strife”) + zaaier (“one who sows”), {{calque|nl|fy|earmoedsaaier||aggressive, argumentative person|nocap=1}} calque of West Frisian earmoedsaaier (“aggressive, argumentative person”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} armoedzaaier m (plural armoedzaaiers, diminutive armoedzaaiertje n)
  1. one who is extremely poor, a down-and-outer, a beggar Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-armoedzaaier-nl-noun-GMRp5Srd
  2. (archaic) an aggressive or cruel person, a hothead, one given to fights and bickering Tags: archaic, masculine Synonyms: onruststoker, ruziemaker, ruziestoker, ruziezoeker
    Sense id: en-armoedzaaier-nl-noun-WzyZKgeV Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69

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