Oberwachtmeister
German, noun/ˈoːbɐˌvaxtmaɪ̯stɐ/
Oberwachtmeister is a German masculine noun meaning “a Master sergeant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Oberwachtmeister mean in English?
noun
- 1
Austriamasculinea Master sergeant
- 2
Switzerlandmasculinea Sergeant First Class
- 3
masculinesenior master-sentinel (a rank of NCO in the cavalry and artillery until 1945, equivalent to an oberfeldwebel in the Bundeswehr or to a staff sergeant in the US-Army)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Oberwachtmeister
- Oberwachtmeisters genitive
- Oberwachtmeistern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Oberwachtmeister?
- /ˈoːbɐˌvaxtmaɪ̯stɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Oberwachtmeister in German?
Oberwachtmeister appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).