Etymology

voorleser

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Today it means: A prominent citizen in New Amsterdam, whose duties spanned across law, education and religion. Full definition →

Dutch voorleser
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  1. Dutch · borrowed fromvoorleser
  2. English todayvoorleser

Borrowed from Dutch voorleser (modern spelling voorlezer), from voor- (“before”) + lezer (“reader”).

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