Drahtzieher

German

Etymology

Draht (wire) + ziehen (to pull)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

Drahtzieher m (genitive Drahtziehers, plural Drahtzieher)

  1. (idiomatic) string puller (literally: wire puller)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 46/2010, page 118:
      In Wien wird der Prozess wegen des Mordes an einem Exil-Tschetschenen eröffnet. Spuren der Drahtzieher führen auch nach Deutschland.
      In Vienna, a court case is opened because of murder od an exile Chechen. Tracks of the string pullers also lead to Germany.

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