hantlangare

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Handlanger. By surface analysis, hand +‎ langa +‎ -are. Cognate of Dutch handlanger.

Noun

hantlangare c

1. helper, assistant, handyman
2. (derogatory) underling, henchman, stooge

Declension

Declension of hantlangare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hantlangare	hantlangares
	definite	hantlangaren	hantlangarens
plural	indefinite	hantlangare	hantlangares
	definite	hantlangarna	hantlangarnas

Descendants

• → Finnish: hanslankari

References

• hantlangare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hantlangare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hantlangare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)