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/
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Noun

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

Declension

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Hypernyms
  • Schädlingsbekämpfer, Schädlingsbekämpferin

Further reading
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