Schlepper

Schlepper

See also: schlepper

German

Etymology

    From schleppen +‎ -er.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɛpɐ/
    • Rhymes: -ɛpɐ
    • Audio:(file)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Schlepper m (strong, genitive Schleppers, plural Schlepper)

    1. agent noun of schleppen
      1. criminal individual who organises human trafficking or people smuggling
      2. tugboat (boat used to pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels)
      3. platter lift (system for pulling skiers uphill, along the surface of the slope)

    Declension

    criminality
    • Schlepperbande
    • Schlepperfahrzeug
    • Schlepperkriminalität
    • Schleppernetzwek
    • Schleppertum

    Further reading

    • Schlepper”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • Schlepper” in Duden online