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English
Etymology
From German Kulturträger.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kulturträger (plural Kulturträgers)
- Someone or something that transmits cultural ideals, especially from one generation to the next.
1920, D.H. Lawrence, chapter 1, in Women in Love:She knew she was accepted in the world of culture and of intellect. She was a Kulturträger, a medium for the culture of ideas.
2007, Perry Anderson, “Russia's Managed Democracy”, in London Review of Books, 29:2, page 8:All this was demoralising enough for an intelligentsia that, whatever its internal disputes, had always taken its role as Kulturträger for granted.
German
Etymology
From Kultur (“culture”) + Träger (“bearer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌtʁɛːɡɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˌtʁeːɡɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Kul‧tur‧trä‧ger
Noun
Kulturträger m (strong, genitive Kulturträgers, plural Kulturträger, feminine Kulturträgerin)
- Someone or something that transmits cultural ideals, especially from one generation to the next.
Declension
Declension of Kulturträger
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