wachter

See also: Wachter and Wächter

Dutch

Etymology

From wachten (“(archaic) to take guard”) +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: wach‧ter

Noun

wachter m (plural wachters, diminutive wachtertje n)

(literally) on who waits, practices patience
guard, sentinel etc.

Synonyms

(who waits) wachtende m
(who guards) bewaker m, wacht m, -waker m

Derived terms

doelwachter m
lijfwachter m
paleiswachter m
veldwachter m

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Old High German wahtāri. Cognate with German Wächter.

Pronunciation

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Noun

wachter m (plural wachtyn)

guard

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