Schnüffler

German

Etymology

From schnüffeln (“to sniff”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃnʏflɐ]
Hyphenation: Schnüff‧ler
Audio (file)

Noun

Schnüffler m (strong, genitive Schnüfflers, plural Schnüffler, feminine Schnüfflerin)

(colloquial, derogatory) sniffer, snuffler, snoop, snooper, nosey parker; bloodhound, dick, shamus, peeper, private eye, sleuth (private detective) (male or of unspecified gender)
Synonym: Detektiv

Declension

Declension of Schnüffler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schnüffler	die	Schnüffler
genitive	eines	des	Schnüfflers	der	Schnüffler
dative	einem	dem	Schnüffler	den	Schnüfflern
accusative	einen	den	Schnüffler	die	Schnüffler

Further reading

“Schnüffler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Schnüffler” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Schnüffler” in Duden online
“Schnüffler” in OpenThesaurus.de
Schnüffler on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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