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Meaning of luftmensch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. One more concerned with airy intellectual pursuits than practical matters like earning an income.
  2. a beggar, petty trader, peddler, and various types of paupers

Examples

“My wife is such a luftmensch she missed our anniversary dinner because she was too busy reading her books!”
“Chagall was a luftmensch, he says, a man of the air...”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Lufton Luftwaffe Lufty lufu lufuradom Lug

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