Kaiser

¹

[kahy-zer]

noun

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

kaiser

²

[kahy-zer]

noun

1. a German emperor.

2. an Austrian emperor.

3. History/Historical.,  a ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.

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

Kaiser

¹

/ ˈkaizər /

noun

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

Kaiser

²

/ ˈkaɪzə /

noun

1. any German emperor, esp Wilhelm II (ruled 1888–1918)

2. obsolete,  any Austro-Hungarian emperor

Kaiser

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

Other Word Forms

• kaiserdom noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kaiser¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kaiser¹

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

Example Sentences

He went on: “I mean, I knew he didn’t know who Bismarck was, or about the Franco-Prussian War. I said, ‘Do you mean the kaiser’s generals?

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I finally found the BEC of my NYC dreams — the one served at Volunteer Park Cafe, where they make their own kaiser rolls to compensate for our sad regional deficit in that bread category.

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Thereafter, Germany became the kaiser writ large, the nation’s aspirations an outgrowth of the kaiser’s insecurities.

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The kaiser and his family also held onto substantial cash reserves and dozens of palaces, villas and other properties.

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Back home, I tested a wide range of options, including canned crumbs, and even the kaiser rolls that Viennese chefs suggest.

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