Reisekader
German
Etymology
From Reise (“travel”) + Kader (“cadre”).
Noun
Reisekader m (genitive Reisekaders, plural Reisekader)
- a “travel cadre”: an ideologically reliable officer or individual of the German Democratic Republic who was allowed to travel to Western countries
Usage notes
- To varying degrees, citizens past retirement age were granted permission to travel to the West. They were humorously included in the term “Reisekader”.
Declension
Further reading
- “Reisekader” in Duden online