Tankwart

German

Etymology

Shortened from Tankstellenwart. Analysable as tanken (“to refuel”) +‎ Wart (“guard, keeper”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtaŋkvaʁt]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Tank‧wart

Noun

Tankwart m (strong, genitive Tankwarts or Tankwartes, plural Tankwarte or (younger, more informal) Tankwärte, feminine Tankwartin or Tankwärtin)

  1. filling station attendant, one who performs general tasks (such as assisting or cashing) at a filling/gas/petrol station

Declension

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Further reading
  • “Tankwart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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