Kaiser
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈkaɪzər/
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Káiser
- Woodrow Wilson sent U.S. troops to Europe not only to stop the kaiser's army but to destroy militarism and usher in a worldwide democratic revolution.
They include Franklin Roosevelt, Franz Kafka, Kaiser Wilhelm, and Walt Disney.
- They include Franklin Roosevelt, Franz Kafka, Kaiser Wilhelm, and Walt Disney.
- Like Zimmerman Simmerman, he convinces the German emperor, the Kaiser, that this fellow Lenin can disrupt the war effort.
- When they killed the czar, who's the cousin of King George at the time in England and Kaiser Wilhelm in Germany, neither royal family could believe that.
Examples
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The German generals drove the kaiser into exile in Holland.
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Revolution spreads through Germany, the kaiser abdicates and the German Republic is proclaimed.
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There was no link between him, the Kaiser and Berlin.
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We shall write a very sharp note to the kaiser!
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Give my regards to the kaiser.
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The kaiser's army was falling back.
Fiction book (1992) -
Revolution spreads through Germany, the Kaiser abdicates and the German Republic is proclaimed.
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The kaiser's regime collapsed within days after November 11, 1918—Armistice Day.
Academic text (1992) -
Give my regards to the kaiser.
Synonyms
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3.5
A man who rules an empire made of many countries
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9.4
A ruler of a group of central European territories from about 962 to 1806
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kaiser comes from the Roman name Caesar, as in Julius Caesar, which became a title for rulers. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Kaiser like the English word czar — both come from Caesar — so Kaiser means 'emperor'.