Kleingeist

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Kleingeist

[ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡaɪ̯st]

Rhymes with aɪ̯nɡaɪ̯st

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Determinativkompositum aus klein und Geist

noun Kleingeist · Kleingeister · Kleingeistes · Kleingeists

pejorative Person, die sehr engstirnig oder geistig beschränkt ist „Zwei oder drei Kleingeister, immer noch berauscht von bissiger Lektüre, wandten sich heftig gegen den »lausigen Betrüger«.“

In English

pettifogger Someone who quibbles
bigot one who is narrow-mindedly devoted to his or her own ideas and groups

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"Kleingeist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/kleingeist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Kleingeist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/kleingeist

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"Kleingeist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/kleingeist.

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@misc{kleingeist_2026,
  title = {Kleingeist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/kleingeist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}