der Stellvertreter
Translation
deputies, representatives, substitutes, proxies
Examples
Die Aufgabe wurde den Stellvertretern übergeben.
The task was handed over to the deputies.
Er sprach mit seinen neuen Stellvertretern.
He spoke with his new deputies.
Grammar Patterns
to be the deputy ((of sb.)) Stellvertreter ((von+3)) sein He is the boss's deputy.
Similar Words
Vertreter (representative), Abgeordneter (delegate), Delegierter (delegate)
Etymology
Composed of 'Stelle' (place, position) and 'vertreten' (to represent). A person who 'represents a place' for someone else.
Memory Tips
Think of it as 'place-representer'. This is the masculine form; the feminine is 'Stellvertreterin'.