Wachtmeister
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]15/16th c., Wacht + Meister. Compare Middle High German wachemeister.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]Wachtmeister m (strong, genitive Wachtmeisters, plural Wachtmeister)
- (historical) master sentinel (a rank of NCO in the cavalry, equivalent to a feldwebel)
- (Austria, Switzerland) a sergeant; a Wachtmeister
Declension
[edit]Declension of Wachtmeister [masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Wachtmeister” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wachtmeister” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon