voetganger

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noun

The crawling form of a locust, not yet able to fly.

OriginAfrikaans voetganger ← Dutch voetganger ← Middle Dutch voetganger →
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Meanings

nounvoetganger (plural voetgangers)

plural voetgangers

  1. South AfricaThe crawling form of a locust, not yet able to fly.

Origin

  1. Middle Dutchvoetganger
  2. Dutchvoetganger
  3. Afrikaansvoetganger
  4. Englishvoetganger

Borrowed from Afrikaans voetganger, from Dutch voetganger, from Middle Dutch voetganger.

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APA

voetganger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voetganger

MLA

“voetganger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voetganger. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “voetganger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voetganger.

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