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title: "Urlauber: der, die or das? It’s der Urlauber | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: der Urlauber, “holidaymaker”. Accusative: den Urlauber; dative: dem Urlauber. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/urlauber/
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# Urlauber: der, die or das?

der Urlauber

Holidaymaker

maskulin · masculine [Travel](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/travel/) Level: Beginner

**Short answer:** Urlauber takes the article der (der Urlauber). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “holidaymaker” in English.

## Urlauber: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Holidaymaker
- **Topic**: Travel
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Urlauber in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Urlauber)
- [Urlauber in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Urlauber)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Urlauber take der?

Nouns ending in -er usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 290 of 353 such words take der (82%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-er)

## Urlauber in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Urlauber |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Urlauber |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Urlauber |

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