Bombenleger
German edit
Etymology edit
From Bombe (“bomb”) + -n- + Leger (“layer”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bombenleger m (strong, genitive Bombenlegers, plural Bombenleger, feminine Bombenlegerin)
- bomber; bomb planter (person who secretly sets a bomb and leaves)
- (dated, colloquial, derogatory) a member of the far left, (by extension) hippie, freak
- langhaarige Bombenleger ― long haired bombers
- (colloquial, ethnic slur) a person of markedly Muslim, particularly Salafi, appearance
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Declension edit
Declension of Bombenleger [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Bombenleger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bombenleger” in Duden online