V-Person

German

Etymology

Clipping of Verbindungsperson (or Vertrauensperson), from Verbindung (“connection”) + Person (“person”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfaʊ̯pɛʁˌzoːn]
  • Hyphenation: V-Per‧son

Noun

V-Person f (genitive V-Person, plural V-Personen)

  1. contact person, go-between, undercover agent (working for the police or a secret service)
    Synonyms: Kontaktperson, Konfident, Verbindungsperson, V-Mann

Declension

Declension of V-Person [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die V-Person die V-Personen
genitive einer der V-Person der V-Personen
dative einer der V-Person den V-Personen
accusative eine die V-Person die V-Personen

Further reading

  • “V-Person” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “V-Person” in Duden online
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