hochsztapler
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Hochstapler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɔxˈʂta.plɛr/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aplɛr
- Syllabification: hoch‧szta‧pler
Noun
hochsztapler m pers (female equivalent hochsztaplerka, related adjective hochsztaplerski)
- blagger, charlatan, con artist, grifter, huckster, hustler, mountebank, scammer, scrounger, swindler (someone who pulls confidence games)
Declension
Declension of hochsztapler
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hochsztapler | hochsztaplerzy/hochsztaplery (deprecative) |
| genitive | hochsztaplera | hochsztaplerów |
| dative | hochsztaplerowi | hochsztaplerom |
| accusative | hochsztaplera | hochsztaplerów |
| instrumental | hochsztaplerem | hochsztaplerami |
| locative | hochsztaplerze | hochsztaplerach |
| vocative | hochsztaplerze | hochsztaplerzy |
Derived terms
nouns
- hochsztaplerstwo
Related terms
adverbs
- hochsztaplersko
Further reading
- hochsztapler in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- hochsztapler in Polish dictionaries at PWN