Erbsenzähler

== German == === Etymology === Erbsen (“peas”) +‎ Zähler (“counter”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛʁpsn̩ˌt͡sɛːlɐ] Hyphenation: Erb‧sen‧zäh‧ler === Noun === Erbsenzähler m (strong, genitive Erbsenzählers, plural Erbsenzähler, feminine Erbsenzählerin) (derogatory) pedantic, petty, stingy person; pedant, bean counter, nitpicker, straw-splitter, pettifogger, miser ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kleinlicher Mensch (descriptive), Pedant, Haarspalter, Kleingeist, Korinthenkacker, i-Tüpferl-Reiter (colloquial) ==== Derived terms ==== Erbsenzählerin erbsenzählerisch ==== Related terms ==== Erbsenzählen === Further reading === “Erbsenzähler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Erbsenzähler” in Duden online “Erbsenzähler” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon