Spießbürger
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Spiessbürger (Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
Etymology edit
From Spieß (“pike”) + Bürger (“citizen”), 17th c.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Spießbürger 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 edit
Declension of Spießbürger [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Spießbürger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spießbürger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Spießbürger” in Duden online