Kriegsgewinnler

German

Etymology

From Krieg +‎ -s- +‎ Gewinnler.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkʁiːksɡəˌvɪnlɐ]
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Kriegs‧gewinn‧ler

Noun

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

(derogatory) war profiteer
Synonym: Kriegsprofiteur
- 2022 March 4, “Zielgruppe Bundeswehr”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN, page 20:
  Kaum erhebt Vater Krieg sein hässliches Haupt, sind auch schon seine Kinder da: die noch hässlicheren Kriegsgewinnler.
  No sooner does Father War raise his ugly head than his children also appear: the even uglier war profiteers.

Declension

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

Further reading

“Kriegsgewinnler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Kriegsgewinnler” in Duden online

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