handlanger
Afrikaans
noun
Definitions
- assistant, helper one who aids
- henchman, accomplice one who is an enabler or accessory to a crime
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish handlanger (henchman, accomplice, assistant, helper) derived from German Handlanger (henchman, handyman).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Handlanger
Gloss
henchman, handyman
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Handlanger English
- handlanger English
- Handlanger German
- hand Dutch, Flemish
- handlanger Dutch, Flemish
- langen Dutch, Flemish