Stellvertreter
German
editEtymology
edit17th century, from Stelle (“place”) + vertreten (“to represent, fill in”) + -er (“-er”), probably after French lieutenant, Latin locum tenens.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editStellvertreter m (strong, genitive Stellvertreters, plural Stellvertreter, feminine Stellvertreterin)
- deputy, vicegerent, lieutenant
- Synonyms: Vertreter, Vize, Statthalter
- proxy, representative, agent
- Synonyms: Repräsentant, Bevollmächtigter
- proxy, substitute, surrogate
- Synonyms: Ersatz, Platzhalter
- (software, design) proxy pattern
Declension
editDeclension of Stellvertreter [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Stellvertreter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Stellvertreter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Stellvertreter” in Duden online