Noun
der Handlanger
Pronunciation: /ˈhantlaŋɐ/
unskilled helper or labourer, especially in construction
C2
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plural Handlanger
Meanings
Noun
- unskilled helper or labourer, especially in construction
- henchman; a subordinate helper in wrongdoing
Example sentence
Er wollte nicht länger der Handlanger seines Chefs sein.
He no longer wanted to be his boss's henchman.
Word forms
singular
der Handlanger
plural
die Handlanger
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Handlanger
Accusativeden Handlanger
Dativedem Handlanger
Genitivedes Handlangers
Plural
Nominativedie Handlanger
Accusativedie Handlanger
Dativeden Handlangern
Genitiveder Handlanger
Usage
- als Handlanger auf dem Bau — As an unskilled helper on a building site.
- Handlanger eines Verbrechers — A criminal's henchman; a strongly disapproving figurative use.
Der Handlanger trug die schweren Eimer zur Baustelle.
The labourer carried the heavy buckets to the building site.