Beutelschneider

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German biutelsnīder. Equivalent to Beutel (“pouch”) +‎ schneiden (“to cut”) +‎ -er (“-er”) or Beutel +‎ Schneider. Maybe a calque of Latin crumēniseca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔʏ̯təlʃnaɪ̯dɐ/ Hyphenation: Beu‧tel‧schnei‧der === Noun === Beutelschneider m (strong, genitive Beutelschneiders, plural Beutelschneider) (dated) thief, pickpocket Synonym: Taschendieb ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Beutelschneider” in Duden online “Beutelschneider”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Beutelschneider” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Beutelschneider” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon