Pauker

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German pūkære. The sense of "teacher" is attested since 18th century, shortened from Arschpauker (literally “someone who beats the bottom when teaching”), equivalent to arsch- (“intensifier”) +‎ Pauke (“kettledrum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaʊ̯kɐ]

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Noun

Pauker m (strong, genitive Paukers, plural Pauker, feminine Paukerin)

1. a kettledrummer (male or unspecified gender)

   Synonyms: Paukenschläger, Paukist, Paukenspieler

2. (school slang, chiefly derogatory, somewhat dated) a teacher (male or unspecified gender)

   Synonym: Lehrer

Declension

Declension of Pauker [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pauker	die	Pauker
genitive	eines	des	Paukers	der	Pauker
dative	einem	dem	Pauker	den	Paukern
accusative	einen	den	Pauker	die	Pauker

Related terms

• Pauke

Further reading

• “Pauker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pauker” in Duden online