Swedish noun

en missbrukare

substance abuser, addict/²mɪsˌbrʉ̟ːkarɛ/

Meaning

substance abuser; addict

In Swedish: person som missbrukar t ex alkohol el. narkotika

Forms

Forms of missbrukare
Singular, indefiniteen missbrukare
Singular, definitemissbrukaren
Plural, indefinitemissbrukare
Plural, definitemissbrukarna

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

Practise missbrukare

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Is it en missbrukare or ett missbrukare?

Questions

What does missbrukare mean in English?

missbrukare means “substance abuser, addict”.

Is it en missbrukare or ett missbrukare?

It is en missbrukare, and “the substance abuser” is missbrukaren.

What is the plural of missbrukare?

missbrukare doesn't change in the plural: en missbrukare, två missbrukare (definite: missbrukarna).

Origin

From missbruka + -are.

Nearby common words

missbrukare is number 5,955 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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