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Kaiser

Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪzə(ɹ)/

The English word “Kaiser” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. 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.
  2. Any emperor or autocrat, or one who attempts to be one.
  3. A Kaiser roll: a round, pinwheel-shaped roll.

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…

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