Kaiser en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkaɪzə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- /ˈkaɪzɚ/ (US)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English kayser, from Old High German keisar (“emperor”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. The native Old English descendant of that Proto-Germanic word was cāser (“emperor”), but the shape of Middle English kayser (“emperor”) (versus the expected *caser, *coser) suggests it was borrowed from another Germanic language rather than inherited, and the modern English spelling and sense seem to be modified after modern German rather than a direct continuation of Middle English. Compare tsar, which was borrowed from Slavic. Doublet of Caesar and tsar.
Meanings
- An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II.
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(broadly) Any emperor or autocrat, or one who attempts to be one.
[…] that President Poincare, the first servant of France, is still Louis XIV, the former War-Lord, the Kaiser of France […]
1916, The Provocation of France, page 147:[…] which, from the banking point of view, the National City Bank is a veritable kaiser.
1929, Through the Leaves, page 489:Senator Sherman vigorously assailed the Shantung agreement, declaring that it would make the Mikado a veritable Kaiser of the Far East and alienate the sympathies of the 400,000,000 Chinese – from the people of the United States.
1919, Far Eastern Political Science Review - Volume 1, page 49:And Black Ivo is a veritable Kaiser.
1915, T. P.'s Weekly - Volume 26, page 444:
- A Kaiser roll: a round, pinwheel-shaped roll.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| keasar | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| kaiser | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Kaisers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| kesar | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
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Translations (59)
ka კაიზერი (German Emperor — see also emperor) · sk cisár (German Emperor — see also emperor) · ro kaiser (German Emperor — see also emperor) · sv kejsare (German Emperor — see also emperor) · mk кајзер (German Emperor — see also emperor) · nl keizer (German Emperor — see also emperor) · az kayzer (German Emperor — see also emperor) · cs císař (German Emperor — see also emperor) · pl kajzer (German Emperor — see also emperor) · hi काइज़र (German Emperor — see also emperor) · pt cáiser (German Emperor — see also emperor) · es káiser (German Emperor — see also emperor) · yi קייסער (German Emperor — see also emperor) · cmn 德意志皇帝 (German Emperor — see also emperor) · hy կայզեր (German Emperor — see also emperor) · fi keisari (German Emperor — see also emperor) · de Kaiserin (German Emperor — see also emperor) · th ไคเซอร์ (German Emperor — see also emperor) · uz kayzer (German Emperor — see also emperor) · sq kaizër (German Emperor — see also emperor) · prs قَیْصَر (German Emperor — see also emperor) · ko 카이저 (German Emperor — see also emperor) · bg ка́йзер (German Emperor — see also emperor) · uk ці́сар (German Emperor — see also emperor) · fa-ira خُسْرُوْ (German Emperor — see also emperor) · pt kaiser (German Emperor — see also emperor) · ja カイザー (German Emperor — see also emperor) · ca kàiser (German Emperor — see also emperor) · cmn 凱撒 /凯撒 (German Emperor — see also emperor) · uk ка́йзер (German Emperor — see also emperor) · hu császár (German Emperor — see also emperor) · fr empereur (German Emperor — see also emperor) · ru ка́йзер (German Emperor — see also emperor) · prs خُسْرَوْ (German Emperor — see also emperor) · fa-ira قِیْصَر (German Emperor — see also emperor) · kk кайзер (German Emperor — see also emperor) · be ка́йзэр (German Emperor — see also emperor) · sh kȁjzer (German Emperor — see also emperor) · is keisari (German Emperor — see also emperor) · ur قَیْصَر (German Emperor — see also emperor) · tl Kayser (German Emperor — see also emperor) · hi क़ैसर (German Emperor — see also emperor) · da kejser (German Emperor — see also emperor) · et keiser (German Emperor — see also emperor) · de Kaiser (German Emperor — see also emperor) · lt kaizeris (German Emperor — see also emperor) · lv ķeizars (German Emperor — see also emperor) · ps قيصر (German Emperor — see also emperor) · sl cesar (German Emperor — see also emperor) · it kaiser (German Emperor — see also emperor) · fr kaiser (German Emperor — see also emperor) · ru ка́йзер (German Emperor — see also emperor) · ar قَيْصَر (German Emperor — see also emperor) · nb keiser (German Emperor — see also emperor) · tr kayser (German Emperor — see also emperor) · sh ка̏јзер (German Emperor — see also emperor) · el κάιζερ (German Emperor — see also emperor) · ky кайзер (German Emperor — see also emperor) · tk kaýzer (German Emperor — see also emperor)