"Kammerjäger" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkamɐˌjɛːɡɐ/ Audio: De-Kammerjäger.ogg
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. Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Kammer|Jäger||t1=chamber|t2=hunter}} Kammer (“chamber”) + Jäger (“hunter”), {{bor|de|nds-de}} German Low German [Term?] Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Kammerjäger m (strong, genitive Kammerjägers, plural Kammerjäger, feminine Kammerjägerin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Kammerjägers [genitive], Kammerjäger [plural], Kammerjägerin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Kammerjäger [nominative, singular], Kammerjäger [definite, nominative, plural], Kammerjägers [genitive, singular], Kammerjäger [definite, genitive, plural], Kammerjäger [dative, singular], Kammerjägern [dative, definite, plural], Kammerjäger [accusative, singular], Kammerjäger [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. exterminator; someone practicing pest control in buildings (male or of unspecified gender) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-Kammerjäger-de-noun-L3CZ7YHU Disambiguation of Occupations: 83 17 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (obsolete) personal huntsman of a prince Tags: masculine, obsolete, strong
    Sense id: en-Kammerjäger-de-noun-zEoh6LvT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: Schädlingsbekämpfer, Schädlingsbekämpferin

Inflected forms

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