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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Löscher

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lœʃɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Quencher/ˈkwɛn.tʃər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Wasser ist der beste Löscher nach einem langen Lauf."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance or drink that quenches thirst.

    "Water is the best quencher after a long run."
  2. 2

    Something that extinguishes or suppresses.

    "The fire extinguisher served as a quick quencher for the flames."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English verb quenchen, originating from Old English cwencan (to extinguish, put out), which stems from Germanic roots. Over centuries, the semantic scope expanded from extinguishing physical fire or light to metaphorically and physically satisfying deep thirst or desires.

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