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Wirt

host

noun VIRT Less Common
People & Society Professions

Also means

landlord

Usage Note

Wirt is the landlord or host of a pub or inn (Gastwirt), and his establishment is the Wirtschaft — which also confusingly means 'economy'. In biology a Wirt is the host organism of a parasite. The feminine form is Wirtin.

Examples

"Der Wirt brachte uns das Bier."

Natural Translation

The landlord brought us the beer.

Literal Translation

The landlord brought us the beer.

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