Rattenfänger

== German == === Etymology === From Ratte (“rat”) +‎ -n- +‎ Fänger (“catcher”). Sense 3 from the folk tale Der Rattenfänger von Hameln ("The Pied Piper of Hamelin"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʁatn̩ˌfɛŋɐ] === Noun === Rattenfänger m (strong, genitive Rattenfängers, plural Rattenfänger) ratcatcher rat dog (figuratively) pied piper, demagogue ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Fliegenfänger Rattler === Further reading === “Rattenfänger” in Duden online “Rattenfänger”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)