Fliegenfänger
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- someone or something that catches flies, e.g. a strip of flypaper
- (sports) a bad goalkeeper
Etymology
Affix from German Fliege (fly, policeman) + German Fänger (catcher, one who catches).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Fänger
Gloss
catcher, one who catches
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Buckelfliege German
- Eintagsfliege German
- Faulfliege German
- Flick German
- Fliege German
- Fliegengitter German
- Fliegenklatsche German
- Fliegenpilz German
- Fliegenschnäpper German
- Fänger German
- Hirschfliege German
- Köcherfliege German
- Langbeinfliege German
- Obstfliege German
- Radikalfänger German
- Raupenfliege German
- Scheißhausfliege German
- fliege Middle High German