Pauker

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, strong) a kettledrummer (male or unspecified gender)
2. (dated, derogatory, masculine, strong) a teacher (male or unspecified gender)

Synoniemen

Meister

Schulmeister

Lehrkraft

Guru

Lehrer

Unterrichtender

Kesselpauker

Pädagoge

Paukist

Vertalingen

öğretmen

🧑‍🏫

teacher

🧑‍🏫

prof

🧑‍🏫

timbalier

τυμπανιστής

docente

dómine

davulcu

timpanista

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈpaʊ̯kɐ]

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelhoogduits: pūkære

In summary

Inherited from Middle High German pūkære. The sense of "teacher" is attested since 18th century, shortened from Arschpauker (literally “someone who beats the bottom when teaching”), equivalent to arsch- (“intensifier”) + Pauke (“kettledrum”).