Dienstherr
German, noun/ˈdiːnstˌhɛʁ/
Dienstherr is spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-H-E-R-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 62,285th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dienstherr is a German masculine noun meaning “the legal body under which a public servant (Beamter) operates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person oder Institution, bei der jemand gegen Lohn/Gehalt beschäftigt ist”.
What does Dienstherr mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicmasculinethe patron in an employment relationship or other service hirer
- 2
masculinethe legal body under which a public servant (Beamter) operates
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person oder Institution, bei der jemand gegen Lohn/Gehalt beschäftigt ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Dienstherr
- Dienstherrn genitive
- Dienstherren genitive
- Dienstherrin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dienstherr?
- /ˈdiːnstˌhɛʁ/
- [ˈdiːnstˌhɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Dienstherr in German?
Dienstherr appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).