boacter

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian bakter, from German Wächter (“watchman, guard”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbo̯ak.ter/
  • Hyphenation: boac‧ter

Noun

boacter m (plural boacteri) (dialectal, Transylvania)

  1. (dated) night watchman, railway guard
  2. (dated) municipal officer responsible for collecting taxes
  3. (dated) canton keeper
  4. (dated) policeman
  5. (dated) village drummer or town crier
  6. (colloquial) ticket inspector
    • 2014 July 11, Liviu Alexa, Boacterii Clujului sunt luați la mișto pe Facebook‎[1]:
      “Dacă umbli cu 25-ul de noapte, după ora 22:00, nu uita să compostezi, e plin de boacteri!”
      “If you're taking the night bus number 25 after 10 PM, don’t forget to validate your ticket—it’s full of ticket inspectors!”

Declension

Declension of boacter
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative boacter boacterul boacteri boacterii
genitive-dative boacter boacterului boacteri boacterilor
vocative boacterule boacterilor

References

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