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Hauptmann.

captain (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau Hauptmann)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhaʊp(t)ˌman/
  1. captain (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau Hauptmann)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German houbetman (“leader; captain, head of a group”), from Old High German houbitman, from Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann. Cognate with Low German Hööftmann, Dutch hoofdman, and Old English hēafodmann. Equivalent to haupt- (“chief, head”) + Mann (“man”). Doublet of Hetman (via Polish hetman).

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