Bankmetzger

English translation: block man

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German term or phrase:	Bankmetzger
English translation:	block man
Entered by:	Wolf Brosius (X)

16:36 Oct 28, 2002

German to English translations [PRO]

German term or phrase: Bankmetzger

I need some Swiss help please!

This is from an employment reference, issued by coop Graubünden:

Wir bestätigen hiermit, dass Herr xxx vom 1.12.1993 bis am (!) 31.5.1995 als Bankmetzger im Coop Center Arosa tätig war.

In the web I found:
"Zum Beispiel musste sich ein Chefmetzger nicht bieten lassen, von einem Tag zum anderen "nur noch als Bankmetzger 2" eingesetzt zu werden und künftig seinem bisherigen Untergebenen unterstehen, ..."
http://www.anwaltspraxis.ch/weisungsbefugnis.htm

Does this mean that a Bankmetzger is a junior butcher?

Before being a Bankmetzger Mr. xxx worked as a shop assistant in a butcher's.

Many thanks in advance!

Uschi (Ursula) Walke KudoZ activity Questions: 45 (none open) Answers: 1188
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block man

Explanation:
das ist der Mann der das Fleisch nach Wunsch schneidet und auch direkt den Wuenschen der Kunden nachkommt.In BE of course.
Cheers
Wolf

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Note added at 2002-10-28 19:03:00 (GMT)
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Hi Kim
In SA we differentiate between the person that knows the cuts and does the physical jobs and the person that makes the wors and prepares the lekker stuff and also worries about the admin.
Cheers
Wolf
Just by-the-by

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Wolf Brosius (X)
Local time: 04:55

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Thanks a lot! I fully agree with the explanation and go for Kim's suggestion of retail butcher because I've never heard of the block man and can't find him anywhere, especially not in Australia.
What's a wors, dear Wolf? I hope it's lekker.
It can't get any worser! Dear Kim, I have some more Metzger-Questions I am trying to solve, but I might hit you with them soon.
Thanks and regards, Uschi
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