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kindergartener

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kin⋅der⋅gart⋅ner

[kin-der-gahrt-ner, -gahrd-]
–noun
1. a child who attends a kindergarten.
2. a kindergarten teacher.
Also, kin⋅der⋅gar⋅ten⋅er.


Origin:
1870–75; < G Kindergärtner. See kindergarten, -er 1
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kin·der·gart·ner also kin·der·gar·ten·er   (kĭn'dər-gärt'nər, -gärd'-)   
n.  
  1. A child who attends kindergarten.

  2. A teacher in a kindergarten.


[German Kindergärtner, from Kindergarten, kindergarten; see kindergarten.]
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