Spießbürger
German
editAlternative forms
edit- Spiessbürger (Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
Etymology
editFrom Spieß (“pike”) + Bürger (“citizen”), 17th c.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSpießbürger m (strong, genitive Spießbürgers, plural Spießbürger, feminine Spießbürgerin)
- (derogatory) square, philistine (male or of unspecified gender) (narrow-minded person)
- Synonyms: Kleinbürger, (Switzerland) Bünzli, Spießer
- (derogatory) provincial (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
editDeclension of Spießbürger [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Spießbürger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spießbürger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Spießbürger” in Duden online