Kammerjäger
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of Kammer (“chamber”) + Jäger (“hunter”). The word originally meant “princely huntsman”, but was humorously reinterpreted as “exterminator” (someone who “hunts” in a private “chamber”). This reinterpretation began in German Low German and was later standardized with the humorous overtone being lost.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Kammerjäger m (genitive Kammerjägers, plural Kammerjäger, feminine Kammerjägerin)
- exterminator; someone practicing pest control in buildings (male or of unspecified sex)
- (obsolete) personal huntsman of a prince
Declension[edit]
Declension of Kammerjäger
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kammerjäger | die | Kammerjäger |
| genitive | eines | des | Kammerjägers | der | Kammerjäger |
| dative | einem | dem | Kammerjäger | den | Kammerjägern |
| accusative | einen | den | Kammerjäger | die | Kammerjäger |
Hypernyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Kammerjäger in Duden online
