English Explanatory Dictionary

useless eater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the ideology of Nazi Germany, a person with a serious medical problem or disability, seen as requiring assistance from society but offering nothing in return.

Word forms

useless eater useless eaters

Etymology

Calque of German unnützer Esser.

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