Messer- und Scherenschleifer
German, noun/ˈmɛsɐ ʊnt ˈʃeːʁənˌʃlaɪ̯fɐ/
Messer- und Scherenschleifer is spelled M-E-S-S-E-R-U-N-D-S-C-H-E-R-E-N-S-C-H-L-E-I-F-E-R (25 letters). Messer- und Scherenschleifer is a German masculine noun meaning “knives and scissor grinder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an agent noun of Messer- und Scheren schleifen.
What does Messer- und Scherenschleifer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineagent noun of Messer- und Scheren schleifen
- 2
masculineknives and scissor grinder
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Messer- und Scherenschleifer
- Messer- und Scherenschleifers genitive
- Messer- und Scherenschleifern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Messer- und Scherenschleifer?
- /ˈmɛsɐ ʊnt ˈʃeːʁənˌʃlaɪ̯fɐ/
- Germany [ʃe(ː)ɐ̯n-]
- /ˈmɛsɐ unt ˈʃeːʁɛnˌʃlaɛ̯fɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.