Schweizer

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine,strong) Swiss person, Swiss (male)
2. (masculine,strong) Swiss Guard
3. (masculine,strong) sacristan
4. (masculine,strong) milker (a person or man who milks cows)
5. (masculine,strong) doorman

Name

a surname

Adj

of Switzerland

Hyphenated as

Schwei‧zer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German swīzer. Equivalent to Schweiz + -er. The senses "doorman" and "milker" arose because Swiss people were commonly employed in Germany in those professions; the sense "sacristan" arose because sacristans' garb resembled that of the Swiss Guards. For the sense development compare also French Suisse (“Swiss”): suisse (“doorman”).

Sentences

Auch in Schweizer Städten existieren ähnliche Systeme .

Similar systems also exist in Swiss cities.