Schwärmer

German (Berlin)

/ˈʃvɛʁməʁ/

noun
Definitions
  • enthusiast, zealot, extremist, sentimentalist, dreamer, visionary
  • (moth) hawkmoth, sphinx moth, Sphingidae
  • (firecracker) serpent, jumping jack

Etymology

Suffix from German schwärmen (gush, romanticise).

Origin

German (Berlin)

schwärmen

Gloss

gush, romanticise

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