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kanjer.

something or someone who is big or the biggest of their kind; a whopper

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑn.jər/
  1. something or someone who is big or the biggest of their kind; a whopper

    masculine
  2. one who is admirable; a hero, a star

    masculine
    Wauw, wat een kanjer!
  3. a lazy and/or boastful person

    archaic · masculine
  4. a quack, a charlatan

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch keniart, canjaert, kangart, kenjard, from Old French cagnard.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.