"Bitter" meaning in German

See Bitter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-Bitter.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German bitter, bittære, biter, bitære, equivalent to bitten + -er. Compare Middle Low German biddære, Saterland Frisian Bidder, English bidder. Etymology templates: {{etymid|de|asker}}, {{inh|de|gmh|bitter}} Middle High German bitter, {{af|de|bitten|-er}} bitten + -er, {{cog|gml|biddære}} Middle Low German biddære, {{cog|stq|Bidder}} Saterland Frisian Bidder, {{cog|en|bidder}} English bidder Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Bitter m (strong, genitive Bitters, plural Bitter) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Bitters [genitive], Bitter [plural], strong [table-tags], Bitter [nominative, singular], Bitter [definite, nominative, plural], Bitters [genitive, singular], Bitter [definite, genitive, plural], Bitter [dative, singular], Bittern [dative, definite, plural], Bitter [accusative, singular], Bitter [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. One who asks or pleads; requester. Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Bitter-de-noun-UyFsMexF
  2. Beggar, supplicant. Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Bitter-de-noun-rXvGxezI
  3. Recruiter. Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Bitter-de-noun-zGYyVJsA Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 27 7 57 4 5 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 21 4 64 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 4 57 5 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 2 66 4 4
  4. A suitor. Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Bitter-de-noun-Wi6r2BQB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: De-Bitter.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from English bitters. Comparable to the adjective bitter. Etymology templates: {{etymid|de|bitters}}, {{bor+|de|en|bitters}} Borrowed from English bitters Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Bitter m (strong, genitive Bitters, plural Bitter) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Bitters [genitive], Bitter [plural], strong [table-tags], Bitter [nominative, singular], Bitter [definite, nominative, plural], Bitters [genitive, singular], Bitter [definite, genitive, plural], Bitter [dative, singular], Bittern [dative, definite, plural], Bitter [accusative, singular], Bitter [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. bitters Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Bitter-de-noun-b32hTFqb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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