hantlangare

== Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Handlanger. By surface analysis, hand +‎ langa +‎ -are. Cognate of Dutch handlanger. === Noun === hantlangare c helper, assistant, handyman (derogatory) underling, henchman, stooge ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: hanslankari === References === “hantlangare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “hantlangare”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hantlangare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)