Stecher

English

Proper noun

Stecher (plural Stechers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stecher is the 27042^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 896 individuals. Stecher is most common among White (92.86%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Chester, etchers, retches

German

Etymology

From stechen (“to prick, to sting”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɛçɐ/

• Audio

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Noun

Stecher m (strong, genitive Stechers, plural Stecher)

1. engraver

   Synonym: Graveur

2. (colloquial, somewhat vulgar) a man with regard to his qualities as a lover and sexual partner

   Synonym: Liebhaber

   Er meint, er wär der tollste Stecher in der Stadt.

   He thinks he’s the best shag in town.

3. (colloquial, vulgar, often derogatory) a male lover or boyfriend

   Synonyms: Freund, Macker

   Ihr neuer Stecher heißt Peter.

   Her new lover’s name is Peter.

4. (firearms) a kind of hair-trigger

Declension

Declension of Stecher [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stecher	die	Stecher
genitive	eines	des	Stechers	der	Stecher
dative	einem	dem	Stecher	den	Stechern
accusative	einen	den	Stecher	die	Stecher

Further reading

• “Stecher” in Duden online
• “Stecher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache