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Oberwachtmeister
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German
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Etymology
From de ober- Wachtmeister lit.: senior master-sentinel
Pronunciation
de /ˈoːbɐˌvaxtmaɪ̯stɐ/
de Ober wacht meis ter
Noun
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de Austria a Master sergeant
de Switzerland a Sergeant First Class
de historical Germany senior master-sentinel a rank of NCO in the cavalry and artillery until 1945, equivalent to an oberfeldwebel in the de Bundeswehr or to a staff sergeant in the US-Army
Declension
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Coordinate terms
de Hauptwachtmeister, de Stabswachtmeister, de Vizewachtmeister
Related terms
de Oberkellner, de Oberstadtdirektor, de Oberstaatsanwalt
Further reading
de Occupations