Reisekader

German

Etymology

From Reise (“travel”) +‎ Kader (“cadre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯zəˌkaːdɐ/

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• Hyphenation: Rei‧se‧ka‧der

Noun

Reisekader m (strong, genitive Reisekaders, plural Reisekader)

1. a “travel cadre”: an ideologically reliable officer or individual of the German Democratic Republic who was allowed to travel to Western countries

Usage notes

• To varying degrees, citizens past retirement age were granted permission to travel to the West. They were humorously included in the term “Reisekader”.

Declension

Declension of Reisekader [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Reisekader	die	Reisekader
genitive	eines	des	Reisekaders	der	Reisekader
dative	einem	dem	Reisekader	den	Reisekadern
accusative	einen	den	Reisekader	die	Reisekader

Further reading

• “Reisekader” in Duden online