User:Christoffre/sandbox

Swedish

Alternative forms

• (female person) skafferinna, skafferska, schafferinna
• (archaic spelling) schaffare, schaffer, schaffr, schaffuare, skaffar, skaffare, skaffer, skaffere, skaffuare, skaffuere

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skaffare (“steward, manager, administrator”), derived from Middle Low German schaffer, derived from Middle High German schaffer, derived from Old High German scaffari.

Most likely further influenced by surface analysis, skaffa (“get, acquire, procure”) +‎ -are (“-er”). First attested in 1526.

Cognate with Old Danish skaffer and skaffere.

Noun

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1. (obsolete) A steward, manager, or administrator. [since 1526]

   Synonyms: administrator, förvaltare, syssloman

2. Someone who get, acquire, procure, collect or gather something.
   1. A purveyor, a pantryman; someone who procure, manage and distribute the food storage at a (noble) household or institution. [since 1555]
   2. (nautical) A victualler; a supplier of victuals on a warship.[since 1535]
   3. A steward; someone within a guild who (among other) take care of refreshments and catering, as well as organizing gatherings and festivities. [since 1612]
   4. A steward, host, attender, server; someone responsible for managing provisions at a peasant wedding, attending to guests by serving food and drinks. [since 1629]

      Synonyms: servitör, uppassare, värd

1. 1. A victualler; a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army.

      Synonym: proviantör

   2. A manciple; a person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery, college, or court of law.
   3. A procurer, a purveyor; someone who procure prostitutes for other people.

      Synonym: kopplare

   4. A collector; a person who find and gather art and other items for a museum. [since 1882]

      Synonym: samlare

See also

• klubbmästare (“club host”)
• sexmästare (“head of social activities for students”)