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Zimmermann.

carpenter (worker skilled at handling timber for the construction of houses)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡sɪmɐˌman/
  1. carpenter (worker skilled at handling timber for the construction of houses)

    masculine · strong
  2. harvestman (order Opiliones)

    Switzerland · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German zimberman, zimmerman, zimerman, from Old High German zimbarman. Equivalent to Zimmer (“timber”) (obsolete sense) + Mann (“man”). The surname is an occupational one, derived from the noun. Piecewise cognate of Dutch timmerman, Swedish timmerman, Norwegian Bokmål tømmermann, English timberman.

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

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

From Middle High German zimberman, zimmerman, zimerman, from Old High German zimbarman. Equivalent to Zimmer (“timber”) (obsolete sense) + Mann (“man”). The surname is an occupational one, derived from the noun. Piecewise cognate of Dutch timmerman, Swedish timmerman, Norwegian Bokmål tømmermann, English timberman.

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