Fleischer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fleischer.

Proper noun

Fleischer (plural Fleischers)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fleischer is the 8323^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3981 individuals. Fleischer is most common among White (93.47%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fleischer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 581.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German fleischer, vleischer, vleischære, equivalent to Fleisch +‎ -er. Compare also Old High German fleiskskerni (“butcher”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflaɪ̯ʃɐ/

• Audio

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Noun

Fleischer m (strong, genitive Fleischers, plural Fleischer, feminine Fleischerin)

1. (regional, chiefly northern and eastern Germany) butcher (male or of unspecified gender)

   Synonyms: Fleischhacker; Fleischhauer; Katzoff, Katzuff; Knochenhauer; Metzger; Metzler; Schächter; Schlachter; Schlächter

Usage notes

• This is the preferred term in government and other official contexts in Germany.

Declension

Declension of Fleischer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fleischer	die	Fleischer
genitive	eines	des	Fleischers	der	Fleischer
dative	einem	dem	Fleischer	den	Fleischern
accusative	einen	den	Fleischer	die	Fleischer

Proper noun

Fleischer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Fleischers or (with an article) Fleischer, feminine genitive Fleischer, plural Fleischers or Fleischer)

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Declension

Declension of Fleischer [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Fleischer	(eine)	(die)	Fleischer	(die)	Fleischers, Fleischer
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Fleischers, Fleischer1	(einer)	(der)	Fleischer	(der)	Fleischers, Fleischer
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Fleischer	(einer)	(der)	Fleischer	(den)	Fleischers, Fleischer
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Fleischer	(eine)	(die)	Fleischer	(die)	Fleischers, Fleischer

¹With an article.

Further reading

• “Fleischer” in Duden online