# der Dienstherr

der Dienstherr is a German noun meaning “the patron in an employment relationship or other service hirer”. Forms: des Dienstherrn, die Dienstherren.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Dienstherrn
- Plural: die Dienstherren

## In other languages

- Русский: работодатель, хозяин, патрон

## Meanings

1. _archaic_ the patron in an employment relationship or other service hirer
2. the legal body under which a public servant (Beamter) operates

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