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# kaiser

«kaiser» in Mova's school dictionary: **The title of the emperor of Germany from 1871 to 1918…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a kaiser, kaisers; the Kaiser)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (history) The title of the emperor of Germany from 1871 to 1918, and earlier of the emperors of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kaiser/#m1)

2) (the Kaiser) Usually means Kaiser Wilhelm II, the German emperor during the First World War. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kaiser/#m2)

3) (US) A kaiser roll: a round, crusty bread roll. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kaiser/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons about the First World War, the Kaiser was the ruler of Germany who fought against Britain, France and their allies; posters and cartoons of the time often made fun of him. The word comes from the Roman name «Caesar», like the Russian «tsar». Phrases: the Kaiser, Kaiser Wilhelm, a kaiser roll.

### examples

- The Kaiser ruled Germany during the First World War. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kaiser/#x1)
- Kaiser Wilhelm II had a famous curled moustache. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kaiser/#x2)
- After the war ended in 1918, the Kaiser gave up his throne. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kaiser/#x3)
- The word «kaiser» comes from «Caesar». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kaiser/#x4)
- British soldiers sang songs mocking the Kaiser. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kaiser/#x5)
- In New York, Grandpa ate a kaiser roll with cheese. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kaiser/#x6)
- The tsar of Russia and the Kaiser of Germany were cousins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kaiser/#x7)

### note

Capital K when it is a title for one person: the Kaiser, Kaiser Wilhelm. Pronounced KY-zer (rhymes with «wiser»). Related titles: Caesar (Roman), tsar or czar (Russian).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «kaiser» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kaiser/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.