# der Blockwart

der Blockwart is a German noun meaning “neighborhood guard in Nazi Germany”. Forms: des Blockwartes, die Blockwarte.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Blockwartes
- Plural: die Blockwarte

## Meanings

1. _Nazism_ neighborhood guard in Nazi Germany
2. _colloquial_ a nosy person, especially a nosy neighbor
3. _historical_ block leader
   - Der Blockwart verriet das Versteck der Flüchtlinge.

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