Noun
der Schlachter
Pronunciation: /ˈʃlaχtɐ/
butcher (male or of unspecified gender)
C2
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plural Schlachter
Meanings
Noun
- butcher (male or of unspecified gender)
- someone who works in a slaughterhouse (male or of unspecified gender)
Example sentence
Der Schlachter wiegt das Fleisch.
The butcher is weighing the meat.
Word forms
singular
der Schlachter
plural
die Schlachter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schlachter
Accusativeden Schlachter
Dativedem Schlachter
Genitivedes Schlachters
Plural
Nominativedie Schlachter
Accusativedie Schlachter
Dativeden Schlachtern
Genitiveder Schlachter
Usage
- beim Schlachter — at the butcher's; Schlachter is a regional occupational term
- Schlachter / Metzger / Fleischer — common regional names for a butcher
Der Schlachter verpackte das Fleisch in Papier.
The butcher wrapped the meat in paper.