Wegelagerer

== German == === Etymology === From wegelagern (“to waylay”) +‎ -er, displacing older wegelāger. See the verb for the further development. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈveːɡəˌlaːɡəʁɐ] Hyphenation: We‧ge‧la‧ge‧rer === Noun === Wegelagerer m (strong, genitive Wegelagerers, plural Wegelagerer, feminine Wegelagerin) highwayman, waylayer, mugger, footpad Synonyms: Straßenräuber, Strauchdieb, (archaic) Schnapphahn (figurative, humorous, derogatory) someone who waits along a street for purposes other than robbery, e.g. a beggar or paparazzo ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Wegelagerei === Further reading === “Wegelagerer” in Duden online “Wegelagerer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)