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Stellvertreter
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German
Etymology
17th century, from de Stelle place vertreten to represent, fill in -er -er, probably after de fr lieutenant, de la locum tenēns.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃtɛlfərˌtreːtər/ /-fɛr-/ [ˈʃtɛl.fɐˌtʁeː.tɐ] [-fɛɐ̯-]
de De-Stellvertreter.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m in
deputy, vicegerent, lieutenant
de Vertreter Vize Statthalter
proxy, representative, agent
de Repräsentant Bevollmächtigter
proxy, substitute, surrogate
de Ersatz Platzhalter
de software design proxy pattern
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Stellvertreterkrieg
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