Kammerjäger

German

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈkamɐˌjɛːɡɐ/
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Noun

Kammerjäger m (genitive Kammerjägers, plural Kammerjäger, feminine Kammerjägerin)

  1. exterminator; someone practicing pest control in buildings (male or of unspecified sex)
  2. (obsolete) personal huntsman of a prince

Declension
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
  • Schädlingsbekämpfer, Schädlingsbekämpferin

Further reading
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