kaiser
a German emperor.
an Austrian emperor.
History/Historical. a ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.
a person who exercises or tries to exercise absolute authority; autocrat.
Origin of kaiser
1Other words from kaiser
- kai·ser·dom, noun
Words Nearby kaiser
Other definitions for Kaiser (2 of 2)
Henry J(ohn), 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.
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How to use kaiser in a sentence
Although new to the shipping industry, kaiser proved a success in turning out the ships America needed.
Bob kaiser, chief of tropical diseases at the CDC, was stumped by the descriptions of the fever.
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Consider these numbers from a kaiser Foundation poll from last week.
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I say "we," because another is mixed up in this business even more seriously than the kaiser.
First Plays | A. A. MilneMany a spy of the kaiser had tried to pry there and had been arrested and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxIt is semi-officially announced that the kaiser's headquarters are now in France.
Shortly before the outbreak of the war, it is said, the kaiser ordered a Gloucester spotted pig in this country.
A fierce controversy now ensued between partisans of the kaiser and the Crown Prince.
British Dictionary definitions for Kaiser (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkaɪzə) /
any German emperor, esp Wilhelm II (ruled 1888–1918)
obsolete any Austro-Hungarian emperor
Origin of Kaiser
1Derived forms of Kaiser
- kaiserdom or kaiserism, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Kaiser (2 of 2)
/ (German ˈkaizər) /
Georg (ˈɡeːɔrk). 1878–1945, German expressionist dramatist
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Cultural definitions for Kaiser
[ (keye-zuhr) ]
The German word for “emperor.” The emperors of Austria and Germany were called Kaisers. (See Wilhelm II.)
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