Noun
der Spinner
Pronunciation: /ˈʃpɪnɐ/
(colloquial) nutcase, crackpot
B2
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plural Spinner
Meanings
Noun
- (colloquial) nutcase, crackpot
- spinner (of yarn)
- spinner (fishing lure)
Example sentence
Hör nicht auf ihn, der ist ein Spinner.
Don't listen to him, he's a nutcase.
Word forms
singular
der Spinner
plural
die Spinner
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Spinner
Accusativeden Spinner
Dativedem Spinner
Genitivedes Spinners
Plural
Nominativedie Spinner
Accusativedie Spinner
Dativeden Spinnern
Genitiveder Spinner
Usage
- jemanden einen Spinner nennen — Call someone a crackpot; Spinner is a dismissive insult here.
- Spinner / spinnen — The person noun also has literal technical senses related to spinning thread.
Im Film halten alle den Erfinder zunächst für einen Spinner.
In the film, everyone initially thinks the inventor is a crackpot.