rijksambtenaar
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom rijk (“realm, monarchic state”) + -s- + ambtenaar (“public servant (from ambt (“(public) office”))”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrijksambtenaar m (plural rijksambtenaren, diminutive rijksambtenaartje n)
- a public servant working for a national government, usually one working in the Netherlands or another unitary monarchy