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Schnapphahn.

highwayman, waylayer, mugger, footpad

11 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃnapˌhaːn/
  1. highwayman, waylayer, mugger, footpad

    historical · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Late Middle High German snaphan (15th c., “a mounted highwayman, especially an impoverished knight”). By surface analysis, schnappen (“to snap, snatch”) + Hahn (“cock, rooster”).

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