PATZER

Meaning of PATZER in English

[ 'pα:tsə , 'pat- ]

■ noun informal a poor player at chess.

Origin

1940s: perh. related to Ger. patzen 'to bungle'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PATZER — also potzer noun Etymology: probably from German Patzer bungler, from patzen to blunder Date: 1959 an inept chess player
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PATZER — ˈpätsə(r), ˈpat- noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from German patzer blunderer, from patzen to blunder : an inept chess …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PATZER — /paht"seuhr, pat"-/ , n. a casual, amateurish chess player. [ 1955-60; prob. Patzer bungler, equiv. to patz ( en ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PATZER — n. bad chess player, person who is an inept chess player
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PATZER — noun also pot·zer ˈpät- Etymology: probably from German Patzer bungler, from patzen to blunder Date: 1959 : an inept chess …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PATZER — [pat.zer] n [prob. fr. G Patzer bungler, fr. patzen to blunder] (1959): an inept chess player
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PATZER — patzer BrE AmE ˈpɑːts ə ˈpæts- AmE \ - ə r ▷ patzer|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PATZER — n. Pronunciation: ' pät-s ə r, ' pat- Variant: also pot · zer \ ' pät- \ Function: noun Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POTZER — see: patzer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POTZER — n. patzer, bad chess player, person who is an inept chess player
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POTZER — variant of patzer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POTZER — [pot.zer] var of patzer
Merriam-Webster English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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