Schneider

English

Proper noun

Schneider

1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] meaning "tailor".

Derived terms

• Gelfond-Schneider theorem
• Schneiderian
• Schneiderian membrane

Translations

surname

• Yiddish: שנײַדער‎ m (shnayder)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schneider is the 312^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 101,290 individuals. Schneider is most common among White (95.4%) individuals.

See also

• Schnieder
• Shnayder
• Shneider
• Shnider
• Snider
• Snijder
• Snyder
• Sznajder

 

Anagrams

• Schnieder

French

Proper noun

Schneider ?

1. a surname from German

German

Ein Schneider

Etymology

From Middle High German snīdære, equivalent to schneiden +‎ -er. Compare Yiddish שנײַדער‎ (shnayder), dated Dutch snijder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃnaɪ̯dɐ/

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Noun

Schneider m (strong, genitive Schneiders, plural Schneider, diminutive Schneiderlein n)

1. agent noun of schneiden: cutter (a person or device that cuts)

   Synonym: Abschneider

2. tailor (male or of unspecified gender)
3. daddy-longlegs, harvestman, water strider, cranefly, etc. (any long-legged arachnid or insect)

   Hyponyms: (arachnid) Weberknecht, (cranefly) Schnake, (water strider) Wasserläufer

Declension

Declension of Schneider [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schneider	die	Schneider
genitive	eines	des	Schneiders	der	Schneider
dative	einem	dem	Schneider	den	Schneidern
accusative	einen	den	Schneider	die	Schneider

Distribution of the surname Schneider in Germany

Derived terms

• Bolzenschneider
• Damenschneider
• Gewandschneider
• Herrenschneider
• Korsettschneider
• Kostümschneider
• Maßschneider
• Metallschneider
• Papierschneider
• Rohrabschneider
• Rohrschneider
• Schneiderei
• schneiderhaft
• Schneiderin
• schneidern
• Schneiderschere
• Schneidersitz
• Schneiderstube
• Seitenschneider
• Theaterschneider
• wenn's kein Schneider ist

 

Proper noun

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

1. a common surname originating as an occupation

Further reading

• “Schneider” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schneider” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schneider” in Duden online
• Schneider on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃnaɪ̯rɐ/

Noun

Schneider m (plural Schneider, feminine Schneidrin)

1. tailor

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃnɑɪ̯dɐ/

Noun

Schneider m (plural Schneider)

1. tailor