Steigbügelhalter
German, noun[ˈʃtaɪ̯kbyːɡl̩ˌhaltɐ]
Steigbügelhalter is spelled S-T-E-I-G-B-Ü-G-E-L-H-A-L-T-E-R (16 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 80,178th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Steigbügelhalter is a German masculine noun meaning “backer, enabler (someone who helps another person or movement to attain power)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, die einer anderen Person bei deren Aufstieg oder einer Karriere hilft”.
What does Steigbügelhalter mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculinebacker, enabler (someone who helps another person or movement to attain power)
- 2
masculinea person with the dedicated task of assisting a rider in mounting their horse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die einer anderen Person bei deren Aufstieg oder einer Karriere hilft
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 Steigbügelhalter
- Steigbügelhalters genitive
- Steigbügelhalterin feminine
- Steigbügelhaltern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Steigbügelhalter?
- [ˈʃtaɪ̯kbyːɡl̩ˌhaltɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Steigbügelhalter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Steigbügelhalter in German?
Steigbügelhalter appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).