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German
Etymology
privat + -ier
Pronunciation
Noun
Privatier m (strong, genitive Privatiers, plural Privatiers, feminine Privatière)
- independent gentleman, man of independent means
- Synonym: Privatmann
1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks , Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 649:Vor ein paar Jahren hatte er sich, nachdem er ein gutes Stück Geld verdient, von dem Weingeschäft zurückgezogen, das nun sein Bruder Eduard auf eigene Hand weiterführte. Seitdem lebte er als Privatier; da er sich dieses Standes im Grunde aber ein wenig schämte, so tat er beständig, als habe er unüberwindlich viel zu tun.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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