Hausmeister
German edit
Etymology edit
Haus (“house”) + Meister (“master”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Hausmeister m (strong, genitive Hausmeisters, plural Hausmeister, feminine Hausmeisterin)
- caretaker or janitor (male or of unspecified gender) (someone who repairs and potentially cleans a building)
- Synonyms: (rare) Concierge m or f; Hausverwalter; (Austrian) Hausbesorger; Pedell; Schuldiener
Declension edit
Declension of Hausmeister [masculine, strong]
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Hausmeister” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hausmeister” in Duden online