Kammerjäger

== German == === Etymology === Compound of Kammer (“chamber”) +‎ Jäger (“hunter”). The word originally meant "princely huntsman", but was humorously reinterpreted as "exterminator" (someone who "hunts" in a private "chamber"). This reinterpretation began in German Low German [Term?] and was later standardized with the humorous overtone being lost. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkamɐˌjɛːɡɐ/ === Noun === Kammerjäger m (strong, genitive Kammerjägers, plural Kammerjäger, feminine Kammerjägerin) exterminator; someone practicing pest control in buildings (male or of unspecified gender) (obsolete) personal huntsman of a prince ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== Schädlingsbekämpfer, Schädlingsbekämpferin === Further reading === “Kammerjäger” in Duden online