Masculine

Stellvertreter

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) deputy, vicegerent, lieutenant
  2. (masculine, strong) proxy, representative, agent
  3. (masculine, strong) proxy, substitute, surrogate
  4. (masculine, strong) proxy pattern

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtɛlfərˌtreːtər/
Etymology

17th century, from Stelle (“place”) + vertreten (“to represent, fill in”) + -er (“-er”), probably after French lieutenant, Latin locum tenens.

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