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 | then {adv} [intensifying term in questions like "Who / why then is ... ?"] | 167 denn [verstärkendes Wort in Fragen wie "Wer / Warum denn ist ... ?"] |  |
 | [Bavarian for "We are who we are."] | Mia san mia! / Mir san mir! [bayer.] |  |
 | proverb [He who writes, remains.] | Wer schreibt, der bleibt. |  |
 | [that / which / who] {pron} | das wo [südd.] [ugs.] [das] |  |
 | quote [They who want to build high towers have to give good consideration to the foundation.] | Wer hohe Türme bauen will, muss lange beim Fundament verweilen. [Anton Bruckner] |  |
 | déclassée {adj} [rare.: of a woman who has lost social status] | sozial abgesunken |  |
 | Gorey! [Irish] [coll.] [dated] [idiom] [Shouted after a person who leaves a door open; in an attack upon Gorey in 1798, insurgents carried off all the doors.] | Habt ihr zuhause Säcke vor den Türen? [ugs.] [Redewendung] [Frage an jdn., der eine Tür offen stehen lässt] |  |
 | who'd [who had] | wer hatte |  |
 | who'd [who would] | wer würde |  |
 | Who'd've ...? [coll.] [Who would have ...?] | Wer hätte / wäre ... |  |
 | who'll [who will] | wer wird |  |
Verbs |
 | to betray sb. [hurt somebody who trusts you] | 533 jdn. hintergehen [verraten, in den Rücken fallen] |  |
 | psych. [to feel ashamed on someone else's behalf; to feel ashamed for someone else who has done sth. embarrassing] | sichAkk. fremdschämen [ugs.] |  |
 | to escort sb. [esp. sb. who is departing] | jdm. das Geleit geben [geh.] |  |
Nouns |
 | successor [esp. one who succeeds to a throne, title, estate, or office] | 5578 Nachfolger {m} <Nchf., Nachf., Nf.> [jd., der jemandes Nachfolge antritt] |  |
 | slacker [coll.] [person who shirks work] | 1068 Drückeberger {m} [Faulpelz, Arbeitsscheuer] |  |
 | gastr. zool. lamb [also fig.: meek and innocent person who is easilly led] | 965 Lamm {n} [auch fig.: sanfter und geduldiger Mensch] |  |
 | jester [person who habitually plays the fool] | 917 Spaßvogel {m} |  |
 | bugger [esp. Br.] [sl.] [offensive] [person who supposedly commits buggery] | 538 Arschficker {m} [vulg.] [pej.] |  |
 | holdout [Am.] [person who declines to participate, cooperate, agree, etc.] | 334 Verweigerer {m} |  |
 | hustler [Am.] [coll.] [person who employs fraudulent methods to obtain money] | 328 Abzocker {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | sloven [dated] [man who is habitually messy, esp. in work] | 270 Schlamper {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | acad. educ. doctor [person who holds the highest university degree] | 211 Doktor {m} [Träger eines Doktortitels] |  |
 | psych. [the feeling of shame on someone else's behalf; the feeling of shame for someone else who has done sth. embarrassing] | 208 Fremdschämen {n} [ugs.] |  |
 | tart [coll.] [pej.] [Br.] [woman who dresses or behaves in a manner considered sexually provocative] | 193 Schlampe {f} [ugs.] [pej.] [als unmoralisch angesehen] |  |
 | childminder [Br.] [who minds children in her own home] | 191 Tagesmutter {f} |  |
 | sucker [esp. Am.] [coll.] [pej.] [person who deliberately lives off of someone else's aid and support] | 155 Schmarotzer {m} [fig.] [pej.] [Person] [Sozialschmarotzer usw.] |  |
 | neol. prepper [person who is actively preparing for emergencies or catastrophes] | 144 Prepper {m} [Person, die sich auf jedwede Art von Katastrophe oder Notfall vorbereitet] |  |
 | dreadnought [person who fears nothing] | 115 Fürchtenichts {m} [selten] |  |
 | minder [someone who looks after someone] | 87 Betreuer {m} |  |
 | zany [often pej.] [one who makes a buffoon or laughingstock of himself to amuse others] | 87 Hanswurst {m} [oft pej.] |  |
 | sociol. singleton [child who is not a twin or triplet, etc.] | 64 Einzelkind {n} |  |
 | traffic scorcher [Br.] [coll.] [dated] [person who drives very fast] | 61 Raser {m} [ugs.] [pej.] |  |
 | law major [person who has reached majority] | 59 Volljähriger {m} |  |
 | squirter [coll.] [mostly vulg.] [woman who is gushing fluid during orgasm] | 58 Spritzerin {f} [ugs.] [selten, wenn nicht vulg.] [noch seltener auch Abspritzerin] |  |
 | refusenik [coll.] [a person who refuses or declines something] | 56 Verweigerer {m} |  |
 | sympathizer [one who agrees with a sentiment or opinion] | 51 Sympathisant {m} |  |
 | RadioTV lifeline [Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?] | 49 Joker {m} [Wer wird Millionär?] |  |
 | putz [sl.] [esp. Am.] [Yidd.] [one who makes stupid remarks] | 47 Komiker {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [Person, die dumme Bemerkungen macht] |  |
 | hirer [person who hires out] | 43 Vermieter {m} |  |
 | comm. holdout [person who delays signing a contract in hopes of gaining more favorable terms] | 41 [Person, die in der Hoffnung auf bessere Konditionen eine Vertragsunterzeichnung hinausschiebt] |  |
 | bully [person who is harassing sb.] | 40 Mobber {m} [Person, die jdn. schikaniert] |  |
 | drawer [female] [one who draws] | 40 Zeichnerin {f} |  |
 | fish bankster [obs.] [person who fishes from the bank of a river or stream] | 39 Angler {m} [der vom Flussufer aus angelt] |  |
 | gossip [person who gossips] | 36 Klatschmaul {n} [ugs.] [pej.] |  |
 | squaller [Br.] [coll.] [one who squalls, cries aloud] | 34 Schreihals {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | drawer [one who draws] | 32 Zeichner {m} |  |
 | admin. law filer [one who files sth.] | 32 Antragsteller {m} |  |
 | matron [older married woman, especially one who is staid or dignified] | 32 Matrone {f} [ältere, Gesetztheit und Würde ausstrahlende Frau] |  |
 | wrecker [person who destroys] | 32 Zerstörer {m} |  |