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Schneider.

agent noun of schneiden: cutter (a person or device that cuts)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃnaɪ̯dɐ/
  1. agent noun of schneiden: cutter (a person or device that cuts)

    agent · form-of · masculine · strong
  2. tailor (male or of unspecified gender)

    masculine · strong
  3. daddy-longlegs, harvestman, water strider, cranefly, etc. (any long-legged arachnid or insect)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German snīdære, equivalent to schneiden + -er. Compare Yiddish שנײַדער (shnayder), dated Dutch snijder and Afrikaans snyer. Compare Schröder and Schrödinger as other German counterparts of Tailor and Taylor; also compare Cutter.

name/ˈʃnaɪ̯dɐ/
  1. a common surname originating as an occupation

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German snīdære, equivalent to schneiden + -er. Compare Yiddish שנײַדער (shnayder), dated Dutch snijder and Afrikaans snyer. Compare Schröder and Schrödinger as other German counterparts of Tailor and Taylor; also compare Cutter.

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