frankfurter

¹

[ frangk-fer-ter ]

noun

1. a small, cooked and smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork, with or without casing; hot dog; wiener.

Frankfurter

²

[ frangk-fer-ter ]

noun

1. Felix, 1882–1965, U.S. jurist, born in Austria: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1939–62.

Frankfurter

¹

/ ˈfræŋkˌfɜːtə /

noun

1. an inhabitant or native of Frankfurt

frankfurter

²

/ ˈfræŋkˌfɜːtə /

noun

1. a light brown smoked sausage, made of finely minced pork or beef, often served in a bread roll

Word History and Origins

Origin of frankfurter¹

1890–95, Americanism; < German: Frankfort sausage; -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of frankfurter¹

C20: short for German Frankfurter Wurst sausage from Frankfurt ( am Main )

Example Sentences

In 1962, Justice Felix Frankfurter cautioned against the Supreme Court entering what he called the “political thicket.”

From The Daily Beast

With no disrespect intended to the frankfurter industry, our overly imaginative minds find those numbers sort of mildly alarming.

From The Daily Beast

But it wasn't until five years later when Goldberg replaced Felix Frankfurter that his liberal bloc finally had its fifth vote.

From The Daily Beast

Justice Felix Frankfurter refused to hire her as a clerk because of her gender.

From The Daily Beast

He is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

From The Daily Beast

Laloo forked a frankfurter, selected a roll and looked expectantly at Stover.

From Project Gutenberg

Another typical German lie is published by the Frankfurter Zeitung.

From Project Gutenberg

Entering journalism, he contributed to the Frankfurter Zeitung, where he published an article attacking the Kaiser.

From Project Gutenberg

So the frankfurter man, without saying a word, opened the pot again and took out a third sausage.

From Project Gutenberg

Tell me about it, said the frankfurter man, as the girls and Tom Jonah trotted along beside his little wagon.

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Related Words

• hot dog