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Kleingeist — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bigot noun Someone who clings stubbornly to their own views and won't tolerate people of a different race, religion, gender, or opinion.
  • pettifogger noun Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections and sophistry.

Senses

Kleingeist is used for these senses in English:

  • bigot One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.
  • pettifogger Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections and sophistry.

pettifogger — full definition

  1. noun Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections and sophistry.
  2. noun An unscrupulous or unethical lawyer, especially one of lesser skill.

Related German words