armoedzaaier

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === armoeizaaier armoezaaier (Belgium) === Etymology === From armoede (“poverty; strife”) +‎ zaaier (“one who sows”), a calque of West Frisian earmoedsaaier (“aggressive, argumentative person”). West Frisian later borrowed the sense “destitute person” from Dutch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑr.mutˌsaː.jər/ Hyphenation: ar‧moed‧zaai‧er === Noun === armoedzaaier m (plural armoedzaaiers, diminutive armoedzaaiertje n) one who is extremely poor, a down-and-outer, a beggar [from ca. 1890] (archaic) an aggressive or cruel person, a hothead, one given to fights and bickering [1880s–early 20th c.] Synonyms: onruststoker, ruziemaker, ruziestoker, ruziezoeker === References === [1][2]