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Kampfradler
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German
Etymology
de Kampf Radler martial cyclist, perhaps a pun on de Kampfadler martial eagle.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkamp͡fˌʁaːdlɐ/
de De-Kampfradler.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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de derogatory neologism inconsiderate cyclist from early 2010s
de 23 Getötete Radfahrer ZEITmagazin Matthias Stolz https://www.zeit.de/2012/23/Deutschlandkarte-Radfahrer 2012-05-31 Verkehrsminister Peter Ramsauer spricht von "Kampfradlern", ohne zu sagen, dass Radler oft ohne deren Schuld überfahren werden (wie etwa in Köln, wo es 2010 die meisten Toten gab, wohl weil die Stadt so eng bebaut ist). The minister for transport Peter Ramsauer speaks of "martial cyclists", leaving aside that cyclists are often run over without their fault (for example in Cologne, with the highest count of deaths in 2010, probably due to the city's dense development). on https://web.archive.org/web/20250125110330/https://www.zeit.de/2012/23/Deutschlandkarte-Radfahrer 25 January 2025
Declension
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