"Knicker" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈknɪkɐ/ Audio: De-Knicker.ogg
Etymology: From knicken + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|knicken|er}} knicken + -er Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Knicker m (strong, genitive Knickers, plural Knicker) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Knickers [genitive], Knicker [plural], strong [table-tags], Knicker [nominative, singular], Knicker [definite, nominative, plural], Knickers [genitive, singular], Knicker [definite, genitive, plural], Knicker [dative, singular], Knickern [dative, definite, plural], Knicker [accusative, singular], Knicker [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (colloquial, derogatory) niggard Tags: colloquial, derogatory, masculine, strong Categories (topical): People Synonyms: Geizhals Derived forms: knickrig Related terms: knickern
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