German

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Etymology

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From schalten +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaltɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Schal‧ter

Noun

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Schalter m (strong, genitive Schalters, plural Schalter)

  1. agent noun of schalten
    1. switch (device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow)
    2. information window, ticket window, box office (staffed cabin)
    3. (by extension) a counter in a train station, bank, state office, or similar place where a cabin as above would normally be found (even if it happens not to be one)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: şalter

Further reading

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  • Schalter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Schalter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Schalter” in Duden online