Bluträcher
German edit
Etymology edit
17th century, from Blutrache + -er and Blut (“blood”) + Rächer (“avenger”), eventually probably after Biblical Hebrew גֹּאֵל דָם (gōʾēl dām).
Noun edit
Bluträcher m (strong, genitive Bluträchers, plural Bluträcher, feminine Bluträcherin)
- blood avenger; avenger of blood (one who takes revenge on behalf of a killed person, as in a blood feud)
Declension edit
Declension of Bluträcher [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Bluträcher” in Duden online