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kaiser¹
Rhymes with -aɪzə(ɹ)
noun kaisers
- Alternative form of Kaiser
Kaiser²
- /ˈkaɪzə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈkaɪzɚ/ US
Sounds like Caesar (Latinate) · Rhymes with -aɪzə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English kayser, from Old High German keisar (“emperor”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. The native Old English descendant of that Proto-Germanic word was cāser (“emperor”), but the shape of Middle English kayser (“emperor”) (versus the expected *caser, *coser) suggests it was borrowed from another Germanic language rather than inherited, and the modern English spelling and sense seem to be modified after modern German rather than a direct continuation of Middle English. Compare tsar, which was borrowed from Slavic.
Doublet of Caesar and tsar.
noun Kaisers · kaiser · keasar · kesar
- An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II.
- Any emperor or autocrat, or one who attempts to be one. And Black Ivo is a veritable Kaiser.
- A Kaiser roll: a round, pinwheel-shaped roll.
proper noun kaiser · keasar · kesar
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: emperor, caesar, czar, tsar, imperator, sovereign, monarch, ruler, despot, overlord, potentate, king, autocrat, shah, sultan, majesty
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noun German Emperor — see also emperor
| Español | káiser |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카이저 kaijeo |
| 日本語 | カイザー kaizā |
| 中文 | 凱撒 /凯撒 kǎisā, kǎisà, 德意志皇帝 Déyìzhì huángdì |
| हिन्दी | काइज़र kāizar, क़ैसर qaisar |
| Português | cáiser, kaiser |
| Français | kaiser, empereur |
| Deutsch | Kaiser, Kaiserin |
| Italiano | kaiser |
| Ελληνικά | κάιζερ káizer |
| Română | kaiser |
| Русский | ка́йзер kájzer, ка́йзер kájzɛr |
| العربية | قَيْصَر qayṣar |
Talk about this word "kaiser." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kaiser. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kaiser. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kaiser "kaiser." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kaiser.Cite this
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title = {kaiser},
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