lijkenpikker

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈlɛi̯.kə(n)ˌpɪ.kər/

noun
Definitions
  • (pejorative) Someone who benefits from others' misery.
  • (pejorative) Someone who makes a living from funerals or tending to the dead in any other way.

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish lijk (corpse, -ly, dead body, body, -able, boltrope, -tially, lich, -tial) + Dutch, Flemish pikker.

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

pikker

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