Aufseher
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ūfseher. By surface analysis, agent noun of aufsehen in its obsolete meaning of oversee.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʔaʊ̯fzeːɐ/ (Germany)
- IPA(key): /ˈaɔ̯fseːɐ/ (Austria)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Auf‧se‧her
Noun
[edit]Aufseher m (strong, genitive Aufsehers, plural Aufseher, feminine Aufseherin)
- A supervisor, person overseeing (the work of) others, taskmaster, foreman, warden, custodian, etc.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Aufseher [masculine, strong]
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Aufseher” in Duden online
- “Aufseher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Aufseher” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Aufseher” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.