Fischer

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine,strong) fisher, fisherman (male or of unspecified gender)
2. (masculine,strong) component part in various compound nouns, e.g. Amazonasfischer (“Amazon kingfisher”), Austernfischer (“oystercatcher”)
3. (masculine,strong) component part in various compounds for different kinds of fishing boats, e.g. Grundschleppnetzfischer (“trawler”)

Name

a common surname originating as an occupation

Hyphenated as

Fi‧scher

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪʃɐ/

Etymology

From Middle High German vischære, vischer, from Old High German fiscari, from Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz.

Sentences

Ich bin , wie Außenminister Fischer , bedrückter von Neapel weggefahren , als ich hingefahren bin .

Like Mr Fischer, the German Foreign Minister, I came away from Naples more depressed than I was when I went there.

Den zweiten Platz belegte der Lokalmatador Fischer mit einem privat eingesetzten Ferrari.

The local hero Fischer took second place with a privately deployed Ferrari.