Metzger

From German Metzger (“butcher”).

Metzger

1. A surname.

From Middle High German metziger, metzigære, variants of metzjer, metzjære, from Old High German meziāri, mezziāri (“butcher”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant of Old High German mezalāri, mezzilāri (“merchant, moneychanger, butcher”), from Latin macellārius (“meat trader”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛt͡sɡɐ], /ˈmɛtsɡɐ/

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• Hyphenation: Metz‧ger

Metzger m (strong, genitive Metzgers, plural Metzger, feminine Metzgerin)

1. (regional, chiefly western Germany, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) butcher (male or of unspecified gender)

   Synonyms: Fleischer, Fleischhacker, Fleischhauer, Schlachter

• This is the most common term for this profession in the German language area, albeit not the preferred one in government and other official contexts in Germany.

• Metzgerei

• Mezger

• “Metzger” in Duden online
• “Metzger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache