Büchsenmacher
German, noun[ˈbʏksn̩ˌmaxɐ]
Büchsenmacher is spelled B-Ü-C-H-S-E-N-M-A-C-H-E-R (13 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Büchsenmacher is a German masculine noun meaning “gunsmith” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der professionell Handfeuerwaffen herstellt”.
What does Büchsenmacher mean in English?
noun
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Ein Büchsenmacher ist ein Feinmechaniker, der Handfeuerwaffen herstellt und instand setzt.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der professionell Handfeuerwaffen herstellt 2. Vater eines neugeborenen Mädchens; Vater, der nur Töchter gezeugt hat
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Büchsenmacher
- Büchsenmachers genitive
- Büchsenmacherin feminine
- Büchsenmachern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Büchsenmacher?
- [ˈbʏksn̩ˌmaxɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Büchsenmacher
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Büchsenmacher in German?
Büchsenmacher appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).