See also: macher and mâcher

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German macher, from Old High German mahhāri. By surface analysis, machen (to make) +‎ -er (agent suffix). Cognates include Dutch maker, English maker and, via Yiddish מאַכער (makher), English macher.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaxəʁ/, [ˈmaxɐ]
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Noun

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Macher m (strong, genitive Machers, plural Macher, feminine Macherin)

  1. agent noun of machen; maker (male or of unspecified sex; one who makes; person or thing that makes or produces something)
  2. (by extension) mover and shaker

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Descendants

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  • Macedonian: махер (maher)
  • Serbo-Croatian: mȁher/ма̏хер
  • Czech: machr
  • Polish: macher
  • Slovak: macher

Further reading

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  • Macher” in Duden online
  • Macher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Macher m (plural Macher, feminine Macherin)

  1. maker
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