Drahtzieher
German, noun[ˈdʁaːtˌt͡siːɐ]
Drahtzieher is spelled D-R-A-H-T-Z-I-E-H-E-R (11 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,256th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Drahtzieher is a German masculine noun meaning “string puller, puppet master, mastermind, svengali” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der aus Metall mit Hilfe von Ziehmaschinen Draht herstellt”.
What does Drahtzieher mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestring puller, puppet master, mastermind, svengali
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der aus Metall mit Hilfe von Ziehmaschinen Draht herstellt 2. jemand, der im Hintergrund Entscheidungen trifft und (oft ungesetzliche) Aktionen plant, aber nicht als Verantwortlicher zu erkennen ist
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 Drahtzieher
- Drahtziehers genitive
- Drahtzieherin feminine
- Drahtziehern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Drahtzieher?
- [ˈdʁaːtˌt͡siːɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Drahtzieher
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Drahtzieher in German?
Drahtzieher appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).