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Macker

Macker

German

Noun

Macker m ‎(genitive Mackers, plural Macker)

  1. (colloquial, pejorative) macho; bossy man
  2. (colloquial, pejorative) boy friend
  3. (colloquial, chiefly Northern Germany) guy; fellow; dude
  4. (colloquial, chiefly Northern Germany) boss; chief

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • mackerhaft

Etymology

From German Low German Macker ‎(“companion; guy”), first attested in 1771 and hence possibly borrowed from Dutch makker (1557). Further origin uncertain, but likely related to Old Saxon gimaco ‎(“companion”), Old English maca, ġemaca ‎(“companion, mate, wife, one suited to another, idem”), Old Norse maki (whence Swedish make ‎(“husband”)), from Proto-Germanic *makkô, *gamakkô, *makô, *gamakô ‎(“an equal; comrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- ‎(“to knead, work”). Compare also French mec, which is of uncertain origin, but probably from Dutch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmakɐ/

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