Swedish noun

en luffare

hobo (US), tramp

Meaning

hobo (US); tramp

In Swedish: person som ständigt är på vandring, lösdrivare

Forms

Forms of luffare
Singular, indefiniteen luffare
Singular, definiteluffaren
Plural, indefiniteluffare
Plural, definiteluffarna

luffare is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor luffare, den stora luffaren. Check another noun

Practise luffare

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Is it en luffare or ett luffare?

luffare in a sentence

  • tågluffare
    person who travels long distances by hopping off and on trains
  • båtluffare
    person who travels from island to island with different boats in an archipelago

Words built with luffare

  • tågluffare interrailer, person who travels on an Interrail card

Questions

What does luffare mean in English?

luffare means “hobo (US), tramp”.

Is it en luffare or ett luffare?

It is en luffare, and “the hobo” is luffaren.

What is the plural of luffare?

luffare doesn't change in the plural: en luffare, två luffare (definite: luffarna).

Similar words

kringresandelodarelodis

Origin

luffa + -are

Nearby common words

luffare is number 6,307 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary