grindvakt

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Swedish

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Etymology

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grind +‎ vakt

Noun

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grindvakt c

  1. (historical) gatekeeper (person guarding the gate at, for example, railway crossings)
  2. (figurative) gatekeeper (person who controls access to something or who serves as a self-proclaimed defender of higher principles)

Declension

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Declension of grindvakt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite grindvakt grindvakts
definite grindvakten grindvaktens
plural indefinite grindvakter grindvakters
definite grindvakterna grindvakternas

References

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