dwarsligger
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom dwarsliggen + -er.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdwarsligger m (plural dwarsliggers, diminutive dwarsliggertje n)
- An obstructor, a hinderer, an obstructionist (one who is uncooperative and seeks to thwart something).
- Synonym: dwarsdrijver
- Ze verdacht de dwarsligger ervan een infiltrant te zijn.
- She suspected the obstructionist of being an infiltrator.
- A sleeper, a railroad tie.
- Synonyms: spoorbalk, spoorbiels
- Een paar van de dwarsliggers bleken verrot.
- A few of the sleepers turned out to be rotten.
- (neologism) A small book with its text aligned parallel to the spine.
- Henk had wat dwarsliggers meegenomen naar het meertje.
- Henk had brought some books with spine-parallel text along to the lake.
Derived terms
edit- → West Frisian: dwerslizzer (calque)