Hochstapler

See also: hochštapler

German

Etymology

Thieves' argot; from Stappler "beggar", not related to stapeln. Hochstapler means a beggar acting like he is originally high class, but in a dire situation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhoːxˌʃtaːp.lɐ/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: Hoch‧stap‧ler

Noun

Hochstapler m (strong, genitive Hochstaplers, plural Hochstapler)

conman, con man, impostor
Synonyms: Betrüger, Schwindler

Declension

Declension of Hochstapler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hochstapler	die	Hochstapler
genitive	eines	des	Hochstaplers	der	Hochstapler
dative	einem	dem	Hochstapler	den	Hochstaplern
accusative	einen	den	Hochstapler	die	Hochstapler

Derived terms

Related terms

hoch

Descendants

→ Czech: hochštapler
→ Macedonian: хохштаплер (hohštapler)
→ Polish: hochsztapler
→ Serbo-Croatian: hòhštapler