strever

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From streven +‎ -er. The second sense is a recent semantic loan from German Streber.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstreː.vər/
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  • Hyphenation: stre‧ver
  • Rhymes: -eːvər

Noun

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strever m (plural strevers, diminutive strevertje n)

  1. One who strives; striver.
  2. (uncommon, informal, derogatory) A person who studies hard or makes a great effort in another way; a try-hard, a nerd.
    Synonym: streber
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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strever

  1. present of streve

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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strever

  1. present of streva