kaiser

[ kahy-zer ]
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noun
  1. a German emperor.

  2. an Austrian emperor.

  1. History/Historical. a ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.

  2. a person who exercises or tries to exercise absolute authority; autocrat.

Origin of kaiser

1
1150–1200; <German ≪ Latin Caesar emperor, special use of proper name (see Caesar); replacing Middle English keisere, (north) caisere<Old Norse keisari ≪ Latin as above; compare Old English cāsere

Other words from kaiser

  • kai·ser·dom, noun

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Other definitions for Kaiser (2 of 2)

Kaiser
[ kahy-zer ]

noun
  1. Henry J(ohn), 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.

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British Dictionary definitions for Kaiser (1 of 2)

Kaiser1

/ (ˈkaɪzə) /


noun(sometimes not capital) history
  1. any German emperor, esp Wilhelm II (ruled 1888–1918)

  2. obsolete any Austro-Hungarian emperor

Origin of Kaiser

1
C16: from German, ultimately from Latin Caesar emperor, from the cognomen of Gaius Julius Caesar

Derived forms of Kaiser

  • kaiserdom or kaiserism, noun

British Dictionary definitions for Kaiser (2 of 2)

Kaiser2

/ (German ˈkaizər) /


noun
  1. Georg (ˈɡeːɔrk). 1878–1945, German expressionist dramatist

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Cultural definitions for Kaiser

Kaiser

[ (keye-zuhr) ]


The German word for “emperor.” The emperors of Austria and Germany were called Kaisers. (See Wilhelm II.)

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