English Explanatory Dictionary

Bauer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from German.
noun
  1. A German farmer or peasant.

Pronunciation

/ˈbaʊ.əɹ/ /ˈbaʊəɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bower.wav

Word forms

Bauer bauers

Etymology

* As a German and Jewish surname, from German Bauer (“farmer”). Compare Bower. * Also as a German and Jewish surname, from the obsolete Middle High German noun (ge)būr (“neighbour”), from Old High German bur (“dwelling”).

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