Schwadroneur

German

Etymology

schwadronieren +‎ -eur

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃvadʁoˈnøːɐ̯/
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Noun

Schwadroneur m (strong, genitive Schwadroneurs, plural Schwadroneure)

(derogatory, dated) windbag
- 1913, Annette Kolb, Das Exemplar‎:
  Man denke! — sie kam von München, der Stadt der hohen künstlerischen Initiativen, zwar auch der lauten Schwadroneure, doch zugleich der stillen, seltenen Größen, dieser reizenden Stadt, die in mancher Hinsicht allen anderen den Rang abläuft, […]
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Declension

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Further reading

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

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