vergadertijger
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of vergaderen + tijger (“enthusiastic, motivated person”). Compare kantoortijger.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /vɛrˈɣaː.dərˌtɛi̯.ɣər/, /vərˈɣaː.dərˌtɛi̯.ɣər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧ga‧der‧tij‧ger
Noun[edit]
vergadertijger m (plural vergadertijgers, diminutive vergadertijgertje n)
- (humorous) A person who often and habitually attends meetings, usually also seeking to increase their importance and frequency. [from 1970s]