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Lehrkraft

teacher

noun LAYR-kraft Rare
People & Society Education

Origin: from lehren and Kraft (force, worker)

Also means

teaching staff member

Usage Note

Lehrkraft is a gender-neutral, formal term for a teacher, increasingly used in official contexts to avoid the masculine Lehrer. The umlauted plural Lehrkräfte often refers to teaching staff collectively. It belongs to administrative rather than everyday speech.

Examples

"Die Schule sucht neue Lehrkräfte für Mathematik."

Natural Translation

The school is looking for new teachers of mathematics.

Literal Translation

The school seeks new teach-forces for mathematics.

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