Why is it der Benziner?

Benziner ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.

All nouns ending in -er
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Vehicle with a gasoline engine

[1] Fahrzeug mit Benzinmotor

Examples

[1] If your car is a petrol or a diesel area

[1] Ist dein Auto ein Benziner oder ein Diesel?

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Benziner die Benziner
Genitiv des Benziners der Benziner
Dativ dem Benziner den Benzinern
Akkusativ den Benziner die Benziner

Pronunciation

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