Schlepper
German, noun/ˈʃlɛpɐ/
Schlepper is spelled S-C-H-L-E-P-P-E-R (9 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written German, the 14,528th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlepper is a German masculine noun meaning “criminal individual who organises human trafficking or people smuggling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schiff, das zum Ziehen und Schieben anderer Schiffe oder großer schwimmfähiger Objekte eingesetzt wird”.
What does Schlepper mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecriminal individual who organises human trafficking or people smuggling
- 2
masculinetugboat (boat used to pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels)
- 3
masculineplatter lift (system for pulling skiers uphill, along the surface of the slope)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schiff, das zum Ziehen und Schieben anderer Schiffe oder großer schwimmfähiger Objekte eingesetzt wird 2. Kraftfahrzeug zum Ziehen von angehängten Lasten 3. für den Transport im Berg zuständiger Arbeiter 4. jemand, der anderen Personen hilft, auf illegale Weise gegen Bezahlung in ein Land zu kommen
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 Schlepper
- Schleppers genitive
- Schleppern dative definite plural
- Schlepperin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlepper?
- /ˈʃlɛpɐ/
- [ˈʃlɛpɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schlepper
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schlepper in German?
Schlepper appears 4.0 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).