Hauptkerl

German

Etymology

haupt- +‎ Kerl

Noun

Hauptkerl m (strong, genitive Hauptkerls, plural Hauptkerle)

  1. (dated) doer, go-getter (active and enterprising person)
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 312:
      Der sei ein Hauptkerl und werde schon Remedur schaffen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading
  • “Hauptkerl” in Duden online
  • “Hauptkerl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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