Kaiser

[ kahy-zer ]
/ ˈkaɪ zər /

noun

Henry J(ohn),1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.

British Dictionary definitions for henry j kaiser (1 of 2)

Kaiser 1
/ (ˈkaɪzə) /

noun (sometimes not capital) history

any German emperor, esp Wilhelm II (ruled 1888–1918)
obsolete any Austro-Hungarian emperor

Derived forms of Kaiser

kaiserdom or kaiserism, noun

Word Origin for Kaiser

C16: from German, ultimately from Latin Caesar emperor, from the cognomen of Gaius Julius Caesar

British Dictionary definitions for henry j kaiser (2 of 2)

Kaiser 2
/ (German ˈkaizər) /

noun

Georg (ˈɡeːɔrk). 1878–1945, German expressionist dramatist

Cultural definitions for henry j kaiser

Kaiser
[ (keye-zuhr) ]

The German word for “emperor.” The emperors of Austria and Germany were called Kaisers. (See Wilhelm II.)