Also means
cadre
Usage Note
Kader is a French loanword meaning a sports squad or, in political contexts, a trained core group of personnel. Despite ending in -er it does not change form in the plural.
Examples
"Der Trainer nannte seinen Kader."
Natural Translation
The coach named his squad.
Literal Translation
The coach named his squad.

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