ersatz as a noun: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
ersatz
noun
1 ersatz
An artificial or inferior substitute or imitation.
Roget 147:
substitution,
commutation;
supplanting
etc.
v.;
metaphor,
metonymy
etc.
(figure of speech)
521.
[Thing substituted]
substitute,
ersatz,
makeshift,
temporary expedient,
replacement,
succedaneum;
shift,
pis aller [Fr.],
stopgap,
jury rigging,
jury mast,
locum tenens,
warming pan,
dummy,
scapegoat;
double;
changeling;
quid pro quo,
alternative.
representative
etc.
(deputy)
759;
palimpsest.
price,
purchase money,
consideration,
equivalent.
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Dutch: namaak, surrogaat, ersatz
Polish: erzac, ersatz
adjective
1 ersatz
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