Radfahrer
German, noun/ˈʁa(ː)tˌfaːʁɐ/
Radfahrer is spelled R-A-D-F-A-H-R-E-R (9 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 4,877th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Radfahrer is a German masculine noun meaning “someone who is meek towards their superiors and despotic towards their inferiors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an agent noun of Rad fahren: cyclist. The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der mit dem Fahrrad fährt”.
What does Radfahrer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineagent noun of Rad fahren: cyclist
- 2
informalmasculinesomeone who is meek towards their superiors and despotic towards their inferiors
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der mit dem Fahrrad fährt 2. jemand, der nach oben buckelt und nach unten „tritt“, das heißt autoritär auftritt
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 Radfahrer
- Radfahrers genitive
- Radfahrerin feminine
- Radfahrern dative definite plural
- Rdf. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Radfahrer?
- /ˈʁa(ː)tˌfaːʁɐ/
- [ˈʁaːtˌfaːʁɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Radfahrer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Radfahrer in German?
Radfahrer appears 15 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).