לינקער
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From לינק (link) + ־ער (-er).
Noun edit
לינקער • (linker) m, plural לינקע (linke), feminine לינקע (linke)
- left-winger, leftist (person with socialist views or tendencies)
Usage notes edit
- This declines for gender, number, and case as a nominalized form of לינק (link).
- As in most European languages, the word has traditionally referred more to socialists, communists, and anarchists than to liberals.