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Reißer
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German
Etymology
de :af reißen<t:tear; snatch> -er<pos:agent suffix>
From de reißen er tear; snatch agent suffix.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʁaɪ̯sɐ/
de De-Reißer.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Rei ßer
Noun
m
de colloquial often derogatory thriller, blockbuster, pot boiler (successful book or film, often said of the ones produced only for profit)
de Dieses Theaterstück ist ein Reißer. This play's a blockbuster.
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Bühnenreißer Futterreißer Kriminalreißer Possenreißer reißerisch Scheibenreißer Wildwestreißer Witzereißer
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