Kulturträger

Alternative forms

• kulturtraeger
• Kulturtraeger

Etymology

From German Kulturträger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊlˈtuːɹtɹɛːɡəɹ/

Noun

Kulturträger (plural Kulturträgers)

1. Someone or something that transmits cultural ideals, especially from one generation to the next.
   • 2007, Perry Anderson, "Russia's Managed Democracy", London Review of Books 29:2, page 8,

     All this was demoralising enough for an intelligentsia that, whatever its internal disputes, had always taken its role as Kulturträger for granted.

Etymology

From Kultur (“culture”) + Träger (“bearer”).

Noun

Kulturträger m (genitive Kulturträgers, plural Kulturträger)

1. Someone or something that transmits cultural ideals, especially from one generation to the next.

Further reading

• Kulturträger in Duden online