scheurmaker
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of scheur + maken + -er. Attested as early as the seventeenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxøːrˌmaː.kər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: scheur‧ma‧ker
Noun
scheurmaker m (plural scheurmakers, feminine scheurmaakster)
- One who sows or effects division; a divisive figure, seceder or schismatic.
- Synonyms: afscheider, stoker
Descendants
- Afrikaans: skeurmaker