Scherenschleifer
German, noun/ˈʃeːʁənˌʃlaɪ̯fɐ/
Scherenschleifer is a German masculine noun meaning “scissor sharpener, scissor grinder (the person sharpening the scissors)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, die beruflich mit geeignetem Gerät Scheren und andere Gerätschaften durch Schleifen schärft”.
What does Scherenschleifer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinescissor sharpener, scissor grinder (the person sharpening the scissors)
- 2
colloquialmasculinegrindstone, sharpening tool, scissor sharpener (the tool used for sharpening the scissors)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die beruflich mit geeignetem Gerät Scheren und andere Gerätschaften durch Schleifen schärft
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 Scherenschleifer
- Scherenschleifers genitive
- Scherenschleifern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Scherenschleifer?
- /ˈʃeːʁənˌʃlaɪ̯fɐ/
- Germany [ʃe(ː)ɐ̯n-]
- /ˈʃeːʁɛnˌʃlaɛ̯fɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Scherenschleifer in German?
Scherenschleifer 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).