Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

useless eater

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: use-less eater
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the ideology of Nazi Germany, a person with a serious medical problem or disability, seen as requiring assistance from society but offering nothing in return.

Example Sentences

"Gerhard Kretschmar seemed perfectly to fit Hitler's idea of a “useless eater,” and when the KdF men informed him of the case, he leapt into action, summoning his personal physician, Karl Brandt, and ordering him to travel immediately to Leipzig to investigate."

Etymology

Calque of German unnützer Esser.

Inflected Forms

useless eaters (plural)

Questions

What does useless eater mean?: In the ideology of Nazi Germany, a person with a serious medical problem or disability, seen as requiring assistance from society but offering nothing in return.
Where does useless eater come from?: Calque of German unnützer Esser.

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