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Kai·ser
(kī′zər)n.
1. Any of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire (962-1806), of Austria (1804-1918), or of Germany (1871-1918).
2. Used as the title for such a man.
[German, from Middle High German keiser, from Old High German keisar, from Latin Caesar; see caesar.]
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Kaiser
(ˈkaɪzə)n (sometimes not capital)
1. (Historical Terms) any German emperor, esp Wilhelm II (ruled 1888–1918)
2. (Historical Terms) obsolete any Austro-Hungarian emperor
[C16: from German, ultimately from Latin Caesar emperor, from the cognomen of Gaius Julius Caesar]
ˈkaiserdom, ˈkaiserism n
Kaiser
(German ˈkaizər)n
(Biography) Georg (ˈɡeːɔrk). 1878–1945, German expressionist dramatist
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kai•ser
(ˈkaɪ zər)n.
1. a German emperor: the title used from 1871 to 1918.
2. an Austrian emperor.
3. a ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.
[1800–10; < German, Old High German keisar « Latin Caesar emperor, literally, Caesar]
Kai•ser
(ˈkaɪ zər)n.
Henry J(ohn), 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.
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| Noun | 1. |  Kaiser - the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918emperor - the male ruler of an empire |
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