snedker

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German sniddeker, derived from the verb sniddeken, snidken (to carve), a variant of the verb snīden (to cut), from Proto-Germanic *snīþaną. Norwegian snekker and Swedish snickare are also borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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snedker c (singular definite snedkeren, plural indefinite snedkere)

  1. joiner (maker of wooden furniture)

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