langläufer

lang·läuf·er

[lahng-loi-fer]
noun, plural lang·läuf·er, lang·läuf·ers.
a participant in cross-country skiing.

Origin:
1925–30; < German; see langlauf, -er1

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langlauf (ˈlɑːŋˌlaʊf) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
cross-country skiing
 
[German, literally: long run]
 
langläufer
 
n

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Langläufer is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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