Hochstapler

See also: hochštapler

German edit

Etymology edit

Thieves' argot; from Stappler "beggar", not related to stapeln. Hochstapler means a beggar acting like he is originally high class, but in a dire situation.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈhoːxˌʃtaːp.lɐ/
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Hyphenation: Hoch‧stap‧ler

Noun edit

Hochstapler m (strong, genitive Hochstaplers, plural Hochstapler)

conman, con man, impostor
Synonyms: Betrüger, Schwindler

Declension edit

Declension of Hochstapler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hochstapler	die	Hochstapler
genitive	eines	des	Hochstaplers	der	Hochstapler
dative	einem	dem	Hochstapler	den	Hochstaplern
accusative	einen	den	Hochstapler	die	Hochstapler

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

hoch

Descendants edit

→ Czech: hochštapler
→ Macedonian: хохштаплер (hohštapler)
→ Polish: hochsztapler
→ Serbo-Croatian: hòhštapler