Handwerker
German, noun/ˈhantˌvɛʁkɐ/
Handwerker is spelled H-A-N-D-W-E-R-K-E-R (10 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,583rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Handwerker is a German masculine noun meaning “craftsman (male or of unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “derjenige, der beruflich ein Handwerk betreibt, auch ein Kunsthandwerk”.
What does Handwerker mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecraftsman (male or of unspecified gender)
- 2
masculinecontractor (male or of unspecified gender)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. derjenige, der beruflich ein Handwerk betreibt, auch ein Kunsthandwerk
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 Handwerker
- Handwerkers genitive
- Handwerkerin feminine
- Handwerkern dative definite plural
- HW abbreviation
- Hdw. abbreviation
- Handw. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Handwerker?
- /ˈhantˌvɛʁkɐ/
- [ˈhantˌvɛʁkɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Handwerker
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Handwerker in German?
Handwerker appears 13 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).