"wachter" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʋɑx.tər/ Audio: Nl-wachter.ogg Forms: wachters [plural], wachtertje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch wachter. Equivalent to wachten (“to take guard, to wait”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|wachter}} Middle Dutch wachter, {{af|nl|wachten|-er|id2=agent noun|t1=to take guard, to wait}} wachten (“to take guard, to wait”) + -er Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} wachter m (plural wachters, diminutive wachtertje n)
  1. a guard, a sentinel Tags: masculine Synonyms: bewaker, wacht
    Sense id: en-wachter-nl-noun-cuiSx69J Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 66 34
  2. (literally) one who waits Tags: literally, masculine Synonyms: wachtende
    Sense id: en-wachter-nl-noun-2aPQUieM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boswachter, doelwachter, lijfwachter, paleiswachter, parketwachter, parkwachter, veldwachter

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "boswachter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "doelwachter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lijfwachter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "paleiswachter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "parketwachter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "parkwachter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "veldwachter"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "wagter"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: wagter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: wagter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "wakter",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: wakter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: wakter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srn",
            "2": "waktiman",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: waktiman",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sranan Tongo: waktiman"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "djk",
            "2": "wakitiman",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aukan: wakitiman",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aukan: wakitiman"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "waktiman",
            "3": "waktimang",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: waktiman, waktimang",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: waktiman, waktimang"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "wachter"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch wachter",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "wachten",
        "3": "-er",
        "id2": "agent noun",
        "t1": "to take guard, to wait"
      },
      "expansion": "wachten (“to take guard, to wait”) + -er",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch wachter. Equivalent to wachten (“to take guard, to wait”) + -er.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wachters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wachtertje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-s",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "wachter m (plural wachters, diminutive wachtertje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "wach‧ter"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a guard, a sentinel"
      ],
      "id": "en-wachter-nl-noun-cuiSx69J",
      "links": [
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "sentinel",
          "sentinel"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bewaker"
        },
        {
          "word": "wacht"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one who waits"
      ],
      "id": "en-wachter-nl-noun-2aPQUieM",
      "links": [
        [
          "wait",
          "wait"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) one who waits"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wachtende"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋɑx.tər/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "wachter"
}
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    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch masculine nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "West Frisian common-gender nouns",
    "West Frisian entries with incorrect language header",
    "West Frisian lemmas",
    "West Frisian nouns"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "boswachter"
    },
    {
      "word": "doelwachter"
    },
    {
      "word": "lijfwachter"
    },
    {
      "word": "paleiswachter"
    },
    {
      "word": "parketwachter"
    },
    {
      "word": "parkwachter"
    },
    {
      "word": "veldwachter"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "wagter"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: wagter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: wagter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "wakter",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: wakter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: wakter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srn",
            "2": "waktiman",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: waktiman",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sranan Tongo: waktiman"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "djk",
            "2": "wakitiman",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aukan: wakitiman",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aukan: wakitiman"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "waktiman",
            "3": "waktimang",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: waktiman, waktimang"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "wachter"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch wachter",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "wachten",
        "3": "-er",
        "id2": "agent noun",
        "t1": "to take guard, to wait"
      },
      "expansion": "wachten (“to take guard, to wait”) + -er",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch wachter. Equivalent to wachten (“to take guard, to wait”) + -er.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wachters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wachtertje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-s",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "wachter m (plural wachters, diminutive wachtertje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "wach‧ter"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a guard, a sentinel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "sentinel",
          "sentinel"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bewaker"
        },
        {
          "word": "wacht"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one who waits"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wait",
          "wait"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) one who waits"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wachtende"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋɑx.tər/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "wachter"
}

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