rackare

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse rakki.

Noun

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rackare m

  1. (historical) an assistant to an executioner
  2. (dated) a blighter (one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner)
  3. (colloquial) a rascal (in a more-or-less endearing sense)
    Din lilla rackare!
    You little rascal you!
  4. (colloquial) a devil (someone skilled)
    Han är en rackare på TP!
    He's a devil at Trivial Pursuit!

Usage notes

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Deliberately quaint if used in an (actually) insulting sense in modern times.

Declension

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Declension of rackare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rackare rackaren rackare rackarna
Genitive rackares rackarens rackares rackarnas

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