kyttä

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (dated) shooter; stalker, hunter
  • (colloquial) someone who keeps watching, sniffs around, is meddlesome; a busybody
  • (slang) cop police officer
  • (slang) police law enforcement force

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish skytte (shooter).

Origin

Swedish

skytte

Gloss

shooter

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