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The article for

Zöllner

der Zöllner

Zöllner is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Zöllner

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Why is it der Zöllner?

Zöllner 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] colloquially: an official of the customs authority

[1] umgangssprachlich: ein Beamter der Zollbehörde

Examples

[1] At the border, the customs officer checked the travel documents

[1] An der Grenze kontrollierte der Zöllner die Reisedokumente.

[1] "Tillers came in again and again, again and again the one who knuded, and finally she was skilful"

[1] „Immer wieder kamen Zöllner herein, immer wieder ging der, der sie verhörte, hinaus, und schließlich wurde sie auf den Flur geschickt.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "At the last customs joke, the customs officer is missing"

[1] „Beim letzten Zollwitz fehlt der Zöllner.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Zöllner die Zöllner
Genitiv des Zöllners der Zöllner
Dativ dem Zöllner den Zöllnern
Akkusativ den Zöllner die Zöllner

Pronunciation

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