German

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Etymology

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sauber (clean) +‎ Mann (man)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzaʊ̯bɐˌman]
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  • Hyphenation: Sau‧ber‧mann

Noun

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Saubermann m (strong, genitive Saubermannes or Saubermanns, plural Saubermänner, feminine Sauberfrau)

  1. (humorous, chiefly politics) "Mr. Clean" (Someone with a squeaky clean image or who cares about public morality.)
    • 2004, Der Spiegel[1], number 48/2004, page 18:
      Der selbst ernannte Saubermann des Europa-Parlaments […] ist selbst ins Visier der Betrugsermittler der EU geraten.
      The self-declared "Mr. Clean" of the European Parliament […] has himself become a target of the fraud investigators of the EU.

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