kabouter

Definitions of kabouter
  1. noun
    (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
    synonyms: aardmannetje, duveltje, dwerg
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    type of:
    elf, fee, toverfee
    a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
  2. noun
    a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
    synonyms: aardmannetje, dwerg, homunculus, lilliputter, tuinkabouter
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    type of:
    elf, fee, toverfee
    a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
  3. noun
    a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
    synonyms: Goot, boer, buitenman, buitenmens, dreumes, dreutel, hummel, keutel, kever, klei-os, kruimel, krummel, landman, oermens, plattelander, provinciaal, puk, uk, ukkepuk, wurm
  4. noun
    a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
    synonyms: dreumes, dreutel, hummel, keutel, kruimel, krummel, puk, uk, ukkepuk, wurm
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    type of:
    aanhanger, aanhangwagen, lidmaat
    an external body part that projects from the body
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