slager
See also: Slager, sláger, and šlager
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch slager. Equivalent to slaan + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈslaː.ɣər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: sla‧ger
- Rhymes: -aːɣər
Noun
slager m (plural slagers, diminutive slagertje n)
- butcher (one who prepares and sells meat and meat products)
- Je wilt niet dat de slager zijn eigen vlees keurt.
- You don't want a butcher to assess his own meat. (i.e., judgment of one's own work is unreliable due to bias)
- (obsolete) killer, slayer, murderer
Usage notes
In former times a slager would have also slaughtered animals, but in current language slachter is used for that occupation, except for meat vendors who also operate their own slaughterhouses.
Derived terms
- halalslager
- keurslager
- paardenslager
- slagerij
- slagersblok
- slagersmes
- spekslager
Related terms
- slachter
- touwslager