roofgier

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of roof (“theft, robbery”) or roven (“to rob”) +‎ gier (“vulture, desire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈroːf.xiːr/
  • Hyphenation: roof‧gier

Noun

roofgier m (plural roofgieren, diminutive roofgiertje n)

  1. rapaciousness
  2. (figuratively, literary) vulture
    • 1815, Hendrik Tollens, ’s Konings komst tot den troon..
      Waar wolf en roofgier huilt en aast:
  3. rapacious person
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