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 [Term?] and was later standardized with the humorous overtone being lost.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkamɐˌjɛːɡɐ/

• Audio:

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Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of Kammerjäger [masculine, strong]

	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

• “Kammerjäger” in Duden online