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Hans Gruber

Hans Gruber noun: a villain and an evil mastermind.

Noun

Hans Gruber (plural Hans Grubers)

  1. A villain and an evil mastermind.
    • As I think about this, Van Ert must have knocked over all that Busch intentionally, to flood the place in cheap, amber beer in order to hide the fact he pissed all over the floor. Right? And if that's the case, then hes a criminal mastermind-the Hans Gruber of Marshfield Wisconsin-who, when his...2022, Sean Bair-Flannery, Places I Can't Return To, Blackout Diaries LLC, page 204
    • But deep inside there was a Hans Gruber, who burned pure and brightly for profit and profit alone. A quintessential archetype. A universal constant.2022 October 1, cylonlover, “LPT: Always remember, inside every Snape is a Hans Gruber, who's scrupulous and really just in it for the money!”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2026

Forms of Hans Gruber

pluralHans Grubers

Origin of Hans Gruber

From the character of the movie Die Hard.

Questions about Hans Gruber

What does Hans Gruber mean?
Hans Gruber means a villain and an evil mastermind.
What part of speech is Hans Gruber?
Hans Gruber is a noun.
What is the plural of Hans Gruber?
The plural of Hans Gruber is Hans Grubers.

Words near Hans Gruber in the dictionary

  1. Hanrahan
  2. Hanrahans
  3. Hanratty
  4. Hanrattys
  5. Hans
  6. Hans Gruber
  7. Hans in kelder
  8. Hans Island
  9. Hans Lollik Island
  10. Hans Wurst
  11. Hansard

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