kaiser

[ kahy-zer ]

/ ˈkaɪ zər /

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noun

a German emperor.

an Austrian emperor.

History/Historical. a ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.

a person who exercises or tries to exercise absolute authority; autocrat.

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Origin of kaiser

1150–1200; <German ≪ Latin Caesar emperor, special use of proper name (see Caesar); replacing Middle English keisere, (north) caisere<Old Norse keisari ≪ Latin as above; compare Old English cāsere

OTHER WORDS FROM kaiser

kai·ser·dom, noun

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Other definitions for kaiser (2 of 2)

Kaiser

[ kahy-zer ]

/ ˈkaɪ zər /

noun

Henry J(ohn), 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.

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How to use kaiser in a sentence

Most states do not provide details on how they’re confirming medical eligibility, or if they’re even trying, according to the Kaiser analysis.
Vaccine lotteries and personal appeals: The medically vulnerable find their priority status slipping away|Lena H. Sun, Isaac Stanley-Becker|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Yet 35% of them are hesitant to take a coronavirus vaccine, the Kaiser survey found, well above Americans as a whole.
How hackers could undermine a successful vaccine rollout|dzanemorris|December 18, 2020|Fortune
We’ve got big clients like Kaiser and other large systems that just outsource all of their contingent staffing to us—primarily clinical—but we do partner with Randstad for the nonclinical part for what their needs might be.
A depleted workforce and no end in sight: An inside look at America’s ailing health care industry|Erika Fry|December 8, 2020|Fortune
“The school will help shape the future of medical education,” promised Kaiser CEO Bernard Tyson, who died unexpectedly, reportedly of a heart attack, about nine months after the announcement.
How U.S. Medical Schools Are Training a Post-Pandemic Generation of Doctors|Jamie Ducharme|November 24, 2020|Time

By early April, a Kaiser poll showed, nearly half of Americans were already feeling the mental and emotional toll of Covid-19.
What mental health professionals have learned six months into pandemic care|Marion Renault|October 8, 2020|Popular-Science
Although new to the shipping industry, Kaiser proved a success in turning out the ships America needed.
Does Ebola Need An Organization Man?|Nicolaus Mills|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bob Kaiser, chief of tropical diseases at the CDC, was stumped by the descriptions of the fever.
The Original Ebola Hunter|Abby Haglage|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
AIDS Patients Flock to Obamacare|Julie Appleby|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Consider these numbers from a Kaiser Foundation poll from last week.
Obamacare Crosses the Finish Line|Michael Tomasky|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This story was done in collaboration with Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Why Is the Future of Birth Control In the Hands of the Supreme Court?|Stuart Taylor, Jr.|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I say "we," because another is mixed up in this business even more seriously than the Kaiser.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
Many a spy of the Kaiser had tried to pry there and had been arrested and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux
It is semi-officially announced that the Kaiser's headquarters are now in France.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various
Shortly before the outbreak of the war, it is said, the Kaiser ordered a Gloucester spotted pig in this country.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various
A fierce controversy now ensued between partisans of the Kaiser and the Crown Prince.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various

British Dictionary definitions for kaiser (1 of 2)

Kaiser¹

/ (ˈkaɪzə) /

noun (sometimes not capital) history

any German emperor, esp Wilhelm II (ruled 1888–1918)

obsolete any Austro-Hungarian emperor

Derived forms of Kaiser

kaiserdom or kaiserism, noun

Word Origin for Kaiser

C16: from German, ultimately from Latin Caesar emperor, from the cognomen of Gaius Julius Caesar

British Dictionary definitions for kaiser (2 of 2)

Kaiser²

/ (German ˈkaizər) /

noun

Georg (ˈɡeːɔrk). 1878–1945, German expressionist dramatist

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Cultural definitions for kaiser

Kaiser

[ (keye-zuhr) ]

The German word for “emperor.” The emperors of Austria and Germany were called Kaisers. (See Wilhelm II.)

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