duvelstoejager

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From duvel (“devil”) +‎ -s- +‎ toejager (“hunter”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdy.vəlsˌtu.jaː.ɣər/
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  • Hyphenation: du‧vels‧toe‧ja‧ger

Noun[edit]

duvelstoejager m (plural duvelstoejagers, diminutive duvelstoejagertje n)

  1. jack of all trades, factotum
  2. (nautical) heavy slip hook onto which the end of the anchor chain is locked[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.woordvandedag.nl/Woord.aspx/Duvelstoejager
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