"Handlanger" meaning in German

See Handlanger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhantlaŋɐ/ Audio: De-Handlanger.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Hand + langen + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Hand|langen|-er}}, {{com|de|Hand|langen|-er}} Hand + langen + -er Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Handlanger m (strong, genitive Handlangers, plural Handlanger, feminine Handlangerin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Handlangers [genitive], Handlanger [plural], Handlangerin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Handlanger [nominative, singular], Handlanger [definite, nominative, plural], Handlangers [genitive, singular], Handlanger [definite, genitive, plural], Handlanger [dative, singular], Handlangern [dative, definite, plural], Handlanger [accusative, singular], Handlanger [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a handyman Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Handlanger-de-noun-CYtNLrCX Categories (other): German entries referencing ambiguous etymons, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of German entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 76 24 Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 76 24 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 80 20
  2. (politics) a henchman Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Handlanger-de-noun-qh70AfmO Categories (other): Politics Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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