Schächer

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schæchære, from Old High German scāhhāri, from Proto-West Germanic *skākārī (“robber”). Equivalent to obsolete schachen (“to plunder”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛçəʁ/, [ˈʃɛ.çɐ]

Noun

Schächer m (strong, genitive Schächers, plural Schächer)

1. (obsolete) robber, thug, dangerous felon
2. (dated, Christianity) one of the two “thieves” (Greek λῃστής) who were crucified alongside Jesus
3. (dated, by weakening, usually armer Schächer) ne'er-do-well, blighter, wretch (poor or pitiable fellow)

Declension

Declension of Schächer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schächer	die	Schächer
genitive	eines	des	Schächers	der	Schächer
dative	einem	dem	Schächer	den	Schächern
accusative	einen	den	Schächer	die	Schächer

Related terms

• schachern (partially)