Pauker

Meaning

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

Concepts

teacher

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Synonyms

Meister

Schulmeister

Lehrkraft

Guru

Lehrer

Unterrichtender

Kesselpauker

Pädagoge

Paukist

Translations

öğretmen

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prof

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timbalier

timpanista

τυμπανιστής

dómine

davulcu

docente

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpaʊ̯kɐ]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: 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”).