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Pauker
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German
Etymology
de gmh pūkære. The sense of "teacher" is attested since 18th century, shortened from de Arschpauker someone who beats the bottom when teaching, equivalent to de arsch- Pauke intensifier kettledrum 1.
Pronunciation
de [ˈpaʊ̯kɐ]
de De-Pauker.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m in
a kettledrummer male or unspecified gender
de Paukenschläger Paukist Paukenspieler
de school slang mostly derogatory somewhat dated a teacher male or unspecified gender
de Lehrer
Declension
m
Related terms
de Pauke
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