Schulmeister
German
Etymology
From Middle High German schuolemeister. By surface analysis, Schule + Meister.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃuːlˌmaɪ̯stɐ/
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Noun
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- (archaic) schoolmaster, teacher
- Synonym: Lehrer
- 1906, Hermann Hesse, Unterm Rad [Beneath the Wheel], Berlin: S. Fischer:
- Dem Rektor war es ein inniges Vergnügen gewesen, diesen von ihm geweckten, schönen Ehrgeiz zu leiten und wachsen zu sehen. Man sage nicht, Schulmeister haben kein Herz und seien verknöcherte und entseelte Pedanten!
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- (historical, especially) a teacher at a village school
- Synonym: Dorflehrer
- (figurative, now the main use) someone who is schoolmasterish, a pedant
- Synonyms: Pedant, Besserwisser
Declension
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Derived terms
- Schulmeisterart, Schulmeisterseele
- schulmeisterhaft, schulmeisterlich
Further reading
- “Schulmeister” in Duden online
- “Schulmeister” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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