deckare

Swedish

Etymology 1

Contraction of detektivroman + -are (“-er”).

Noun

deckare c

  1. a crime novel, a whodunit (a crime novel or drama)
Declension
Declension of deckare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite deckare deckares
definite deckaren deckarens
plural indefinite deckare deckares
definite deckarna deckarnas

Etymology 2

Contraction of detektiv + -are (“-er”).

Noun

deckare c

  1. (colloquial) a detective, a gumshoe
Declension
Declension of deckare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite deckare deckares
definite deckaren deckarens
plural indefinite deckare deckares
definite deckarna deckarnas
Derived terms

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