bietser

Dutch

Etymology

By surface analysis, bietsen (“to scrounge, bum”) +‎ -er, but the verb is in fact formed from this noun, which derives (via earlier forms bietsjer and bietskommer, which are very sparsely attested) from English beachcomber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbit.sər/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -itsər

Noun

bietser m (plural bietsers, diminutive bietsertje n)

1. scrounger, bum

Derived terms

• bietsen

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “bietser”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “bietsen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute