Polyglot Dictionary

Auftraggeber

/ˈaʊftʁaːkˌɡeːbɐ/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Auftraggeber

Meaning

  1. client, principal

    Built from Auftrag (order, commission) + Geber (giver).

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Auftrag order, commission
  • Geber giver

Similar words

Kunde

Worth distinguishing: Kunde is a general customer; Auftraggeber is a client who specifically commissions work.

Similar in other languages

English

customer

Close — a client, principal relates to a customer.

Practice

1 What does Auftraggeber mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ war mit der Arbeit zufrieden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Auftraggeber?

nouncompound

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