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Jer·ry

 (jĕr′ē)
n. pl. Jer·ries Chiefly British Slang
A German, especially a German soldier.
[Alteration of German.]
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jerry

(ˈdʒɛrɪ)
n, pl -ries
1. Brit an informal word for chamberpot
2. (Units) short for jeroboam

Jerry

(ˈdʒɛrɪ)
n, pl -ries
1. a German, esp a German soldier
2. the Germans collectively: Jerry didn't send his bombers out last night.
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Jer•ry

(ˈdʒɛr i)

n., pl. -ries. Brit. Informal.
a German soldier.
[1910–15; appar. alter. of German; see -y2]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Jerry - offensive term for a person of German descent
Boche, Kraut, Krauthead, Hun
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
German - a person of German nationality
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Translations

jerry

[ˈdʒerɪ]
A. N (Brit) → orinal m
B. CPD jerry can N → bidón m

Jerry

2 [ˈdʒerɪ] N (Brit) (Mil) a Jerry → un alemán
Jerry → los alemanes
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Jerry

n (esp Mil sl) (= German soldier) → deutscher Soldat, Deutsche(r) m; (= the Germans) → die Deutschen pl

jerry

n (dated Brit inf: = chamber pot) → Pott m (inf), → Thron m (inf)

jerry

:
jerry-builder
n → schlampiger Bauunternehmer
jerry-building
n → schlampige Bauweise
jerry-built
adj → schlampig gebaut
jerry can
n → großer (Blech)kanister
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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