Kulturträger

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English

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Etymology

From German Kulturträger.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊlˈtuːɹtɹɛːɡəɹ/

Noun

Kulturträger (plural Kulturträgers)

  1. 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)
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  • Hyphenation: Kul‧tur‧trä‧ger

Noun

Kulturträger m (strong, genitive Kulturträgers, plural Kulturträger, feminine Kulturträgerin)

  1. Someone or something that transmits cultural ideals, especially from one generation to the next.

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