| Privatgelehrter | independent scholar |
| Gastgelehrter | visiting scholar |
| Schriftgelehrter | scribe |
| Rechtsgelehrter | scholar |
| Privatdetektiv | detective |
| Privatermittler | detective |
| Privatsektor | private sector |
| Privatleben | private life |
| Privatrecht | private law |
| privatisieren | privatize pass into private hands privatise |
| After-Gelehrter | pseudoscientist |
| Aftergelehrter | pseudoscientist |
| Universalgelehrter | polymath |
| Gelehrter | scholar |
| Privatdozent | privatdozent |
| Privatbesitz | private property personal effects personal property |
| Private Equity | private equity |
| Privateigentum | private property personal effects personal property |
| Privatheit | privateness |
| Privatisierung | privatization privatisation |