tattare

From Old Swedish tartare, tater (“Tartar”). Doublet of tatar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaˌtːare/

tattare c

1. (derogatory) A member of a socially ostracized, nomadic group in pre-industrial Swedish society. Today known as resandefolket ("Travellers").

   Byborna jagade iväg tattarna för att de misstänktes för stöld.

   The villagers chased away the Travellers because they were suspected of thieving.

2. (derogatory) A Gypsy
3. (archaic) A (Russian) Tartar.

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:tattare.

• tatta
• tattig

• tattare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tattare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tattare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)