Kriegsgewinnler
German edit
Etymology edit
From Krieg + -s- + Gewinnler.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kriegsgewinnler m (strong, genitive Kriegsgewinnlers, plural Kriegsgewinnler, feminine Kriegsgewinnlerin)
- (derogatory) war profiteer
- Synonym: Kriegsprofiteur
- 2022 March 4, “Zielgruppe Bundeswehr”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN, page 20:
- Kaum erhebt Vater Krieg sein hässliches Haupt, sind auch schon seine Kinder da: die noch hässlicheren Kriegsgewinnler.
- No sooner does Father War raise his ugly head than his children also appear: the even uglier war profiteers.
Declension edit
Declension of Kriegsgewinnler [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Kriegsgewinnler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kriegsgewinnler” in Duden online