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potzer

potzer is the alternative spelling of patzer.

Meaning of patzer

Noun

patzer (plural patzers)

  1. (derogatory, informal) Synonym of woodpusher: a poor chess player.
    • If you have learned the principle that it is inadvisable to move the same piece twice in the opening you would probably imagine that these guys are patzers.2004 September 5, Nigel Short, The Sunday Telegraph
    Synonyms:
    woodpusher

Forms of potzer

pluralpotzers

Questions about potzer

What is potzer the alternative spelling of?
Potzer is the alternative spelling of patzer.

Words near potzer in the dictionary

  1. potyviral
  2. potyvirid
  3. potyvirids
  4. potyvirus
  5. potyviruses
  6. potzer
  7. potzers
  8. POU
  9. pou sto
  10. pouakai
  11. poubaite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: potzer (page history and authors); patzer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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