English Explanatory Dictionary

Schneider

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] meaning "tailor".

Word forms

Schneider

Etymology

From the German surname for a tailor, from the verb schneiden (“to cut”).

Related words

Schnieder Schnitter Schröder Schrödinger Schroeder Shnayder Shneider Shnider Snider Snijder Snyder Sznajder

Derived words

Gelfond-Schneider theorem Schneider egg Schneiderian Schneiderian membrane
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