Wachtmeister
German, noun/ˈvaxtˌmaɪ̯stɐ/
Wachtmeister is a German masculine noun meaning “master sentinel (a rank of NCO in the cavalry, equivalent to a feldwebel)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einfacher Dienstgrad beim Militär”.
What does Wachtmeister mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemaster sentinel (a rank of NCO in the cavalry, equivalent to a feldwebel)
- 2
AustriaSwitzerlandmasculinea sergeant; a Wachtmeister
- 3
masculinepolice officer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einfacher Dienstgrad beim Militär 2. einfacher Dienstgrad bei der Polizei
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 Wachtmeister
- Wachtmeisters genitive
- Wachtmeistern dative definite plural
- Wachmeister variant archaic
- Wachtmeisterin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wachtmeister?
- /ˈvaxtˌmaɪ̯stɐ/
- [ˈvaxtˌmaɪ̯stɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wachtmeister in German?
Wachtmeister appears 1.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).