Metzger

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Metzger (“butcher”). === Proper noun === Metzger A surname. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German metziger, metzigære, variants of metzjer, metzjære, from Old High German meziāri, mezziāri (“butcher”), from Proto-West Germanic *mattjārī. Perhaps influenced by Old High German mezalāri, mezzilāri (“merchant, moneychanger, butcher”), from Latin macellārius (“meat trader”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmɛt͡sɡɐ], /ˈmɛtsɡɐ/ Hyphenation: Metz‧ger === Noun === Metzger m (strong, genitive Metzgers, plural Metzger, feminine Metzgerin) (regional, chiefly western Germany, Southern Germany, Western Austria, Switzerland) butcher (male or of unspecified gender) Synonyms: Fleischer, Fleischhacker, Fleischhauer, Schlachter ==== Usage notes ==== 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. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Metzgerei ==== Related terms ==== Mezger === Further reading === “Metzger” in Duden online “Metzger”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)