Noun
der Schmarotzer
Pronunciation: /ʃmaˈʁɔtsɐ/
freeloader, sponger (male or of unspecified gender)
C2
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plural Schmarotzer
Meanings
Noun
- freeloader, sponger (male or of unspecified gender)
- parasite
Example sentence
Wir akzeptieren hier keine Schmarotzer.
We don't accept any freeloaders here.
Word forms
singular
der Schmarotzer
plural
die Schmarotzer
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schmarotzer
Accusativeden Schmarotzer
Dativedem Schmarotzer
Genitivedes Schmarotzers
Plural
Nominativedie Schmarotzer
Accusativedie Schmarotzer
Dativeden Schmarotzern
Genitiveder Schmarotzer
Usage
- jemanden als Schmarotzer bezeichnen — Call someone a freeloader; strongly derogatory when used of a person.
- Schmarotzer / Parasit — Also a biological term for a parasite; context determines the sense.
Die Romanfigur beschimpft ihren Mitbewohner als Schmarotzer.
The character in the novel calls their flatmate a freeloader.