Lumpensammler
German, noun/ˈlʊmpənzamlɐ/
Lumpensammler is spelled L-U-M-P-E-N-S-A-M-M-L-E-R (13 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 195,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lumpensammler is a German masculine noun meaning “ragpicker, ragman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, die wiederverwertbares Altmaterial (Lumpen, Metalle) sammelt und weiterverkauft”.
What does Lumpensammler mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineragpicker, ragman
- 2
datedmasculinethe last service of a public transport for the day
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die wiederverwertbares Altmaterial (Lumpen, Metalle) sammelt und weiterverkauft 2. letzter Bus, letzte Straßenbahn oder dergleichen, die spät noch eine Heimfahrt ermöglichen
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 Lumpensammler
- Lumpensammlers genitive
- Lumpensammlerin feminine
- Lumpensammlern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lumpensammler?
- /ˈlʊmpənzamlɐ/
- [ˈlʊmpn̩ˌzamlɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lumpensammler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lumpensammler in German?
Lumpensammler appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).