luffare
Swedish
Etymology
luffa + -are
Noun
luffare c
- a vagabond, a tramp, bum
- Synonym: vagabond
- (in compounds) traveller with several journeys on the same type of transportation.
- tågluffare ― person who travels long distances by hopping off and on trains
- båtluffare ― person who travels from island to island with different boats in an archipelago
Declension
| Declension of luffare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | luffare | luffaren | luffare | luffarna |
| Genitive | luffares | luffarens | luffares | luffarnas |
Derived terms
- (1.): luffarschack
- (2.): tågluffare, båtluffare
Related terms
- luffa
- luff
- på luffen