der Zeitgenosse
Translation
contemporary
Examples
Goethe und Schiller waren Zeitgenossen.
Goethe and Schiller were contemporaries.
Viele Zeitgenossen kritisieren seine Kunst.
Many contemporaries criticize his art.
Grammar Patterns
a contemporary of sb. He was a contemporary of Beethoven.
Similar Words
Synonyms: contemporary; Antonyms: ancestor, descendant
Etymology
Composed of 'Zeit' (time) and 'Genosse' (comrade). Literally a 'time comrade'.
Memory Tips
Think of people who are your 'comrades' in the same 'time' period.