Chemiker

/ˈçeːmɪkɐ/

der noun B1

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Chemiker

Meaning

  1. chemist

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Apotheker

A false-friend trap: Apotheker is a pharmacist (dispenses medication); Chemiker is a chemist in the scientific sense (a lab researcher) — NOT a British-English "chemist" (pharmacist). Don't confuse the two.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

químico

químico is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "chemist."

Practice

1 What does Chemiker mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ mischt Stoffe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Chemiker?

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