Erbsenzähler

German

Etymology

Erbsen (“peas”) +‎ Zähler (“counter”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɛʁpsn̩ˌt͡sɛːlɐ]
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Erb‧sen‧zäh‧ler

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

(derogatory) pedantic, petty, stingy person; pedant, bean counter, nitpicker, straw-splitter, pettifogger, miser

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

kleinlicher Mensch (descriptive), Pedant, Haarspalter, Kleingeist, Korinthenkacker, i-Tüpferl-Reiter (colloquial)

Derived terms

Related terms

Erbsenzählen

Further reading

“Erbsenzähler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Erbsenzähler” in Duden online
“Erbsenzähler” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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