väktare

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish vaktare, væktare, from Middle Low German wechter or German Wächter, equivalent to vakta +‎ -are. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål vekter and Norwegian Nynorsk vektar, see also Swedish vakt (“guard”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === väktare c guard, member of security (in charge of property) guardian, keeper ==== Declension ==== === References === “väktare”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “väktare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “väktare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)