lanterfant

Dutch

Etymology

From an earlier landtrefant, from landtrouwandt (“vagabond”), a compound of land +‎ trouwant (“vagabond, beggar”), from Old French truant (“vagabond, beggar”), whence also trawant and English truant.

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Noun

lanterfant m (plural lanterfanten, diminutive lanterfantje n)

1. (archaic) slacker, good-for-nothing, vagabond

Synonyms

• lanterfanter

Derived terms

• lanterfanten

References

• lanterfanten at Etymologiebank