Gefreiter
lance corporal (military rank) (male or of unspecified gender)
Gefreite
female equivalent of Gefreiter: female lance corporal
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈfraɪ̯tɐ/
Etymology
Nominalized past participle of freien in the obsolete meaning “to make free, to exempt from duty”. From the fact that the rank was originally freed from sentry duty.
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