# der Schmalhans

der Schmalhans is a German noun meaning “someone who is miserly and avaricious”. Forms: des Schmalhanses, die Schmalhanse.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Schmalhanses
- Plural: die Schmalhanse

## Meanings

1. _in the expression mentioned below_ someone who is miserly and avaricious
   - Da ist Schmalhans Küchenmeister. — We must be economical [of a certain good]. There are insufficient provisions [of something].

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