rackare

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse rakki.

Noun

rackare m

  1. (historical) an assistant to an executioner
  2. (dated) a blighter (one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner)
  3. (colloquial) a rascal (in a more-or-less endearing sense)
    Din lilla rackare!
    You little rascal you!
  4. (colloquial) a devil (someone skilled)
    Han är en rackare på TP!
    He's a devil at Trivial Pursuit!

Usage notes

Deliberately quaint if used in an (actually) insulting sense in modern times.

Declension
Declension of rackare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rackare rackaren rackare rackarna
Genitive rackares rackarens rackares rackarnas

References
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