Kulturträger

English

Alternative forms

• kulturtraeger
• Kulturtraeger

Etymology

From German Kulturträger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊlˈtuːɹtɹɛːɡəɹ/

Noun

Kulturträger (plural Kulturträgers)

1. Someone or something that transmits cultural ideals, especially from one generation to the next.
   • 2007, Perry Anderson, "Russia's Managed Democracy", London Review of Books 29:2, page 8,

     All this was demoralising enough for an intelligentsia that, whatever its internal disputes, had always taken its role as Kulturträger for granted.

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German

Etymology

From Kultur (“culture”) + Träger (“bearer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌtʁɛːɡɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /-ˌtʁeːɡɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Kul‧tur‧trä‧ger

Noun

Kulturträger m (genitive Kulturträgers, plural Kulturträger, feminine Kulturträgerin)

1. Someone or something that transmits cultural ideals, especially from one generation to the next.

Further reading

• “Kulturträger” in Duden online