slippendrager

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈslɪ.pə(n)ˌdraː.ɣər/

noun
Definitions
  • (figurative) subservient person
  • One who carries a slip; pallbearer, more strictly one who carries a winding sheet at one of the corners

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish slip + Dutch, Flemish drager (carrier, bearer, carrier wearer).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

drager

Gloss

carrier, bearer, carrier wearer

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