Fliegenfänger
German
editEtymology
editFrom Fliege (“fly”) + -n- + Fänger (“catcher, one who catches”). The sports sense from the notion of someone trying to catch flies with their bare hands.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editFliegenfänger m (strong, genitive Fliegenfängers, plural Fliegenfänger)
- someone or something that catches flies, e.g. a strip of flypaper
- Hyponym: Fliegenfalle
- (sports, especially soccer) a bad goalkeeper
Declension
editDeclension of Fliegenfänger [masculine, strong]
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “Fliegenfänger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache