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Kammerjäger
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German
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Etymology
Compound of de Kammer Jäger chamber hunter. The word originally meant "princely huntsman", but was humorously reinterpreted as "exterminator" (someone who "hunts" in a private "chamber"). This reinterpretation began in de nds-de and was later standardized with the humorous overtone being lost.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkamɐˌjɛːɡɐ/
de De-Kammerjäger.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m in
exterminator; someone practicing pest control in buildings male or of unspecified gender
de obsolete personal huntsman of a prince
Declension
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Hypernyms
de Schädlingsbekämpfer, de Schädlingsbekämpferin
Further reading
de Occupations