"Bristlers" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Bristlers.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: A calque of German Bürstenheimer, coined by Abt (secretary to the Bishop of Freiburg) and applied to the Workers' Educational Association in Geneva. Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Bürstenheimer}} German Bürstenheimer Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Bristlers pl (plural only)
  1. (derogatory, slang, historical) A group of German refugees with Marxist leanings in 1849 who scattered to Switzerland, France and England. Tags: derogatory, historical, plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-Bristlers-en-noun-NcJYISzh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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