streber

See also: Streber and štreber

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Streber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstreː.bər/

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• Hyphenation: stre‧ber
• Rhymes: -eːbər

Noun

streber m (plural strebers, diminutive strebertje n)

1. (informal, derogatory) A person who studies hard or makes a great effort in another way, generally seen as trying too hard; a try-hard, a nerd.

   Synonym: strever

Derived terms

• streberig

Related terms

• streven
• strever

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Streber (“striver”).

Noun

streber c

1. (derogatory) someone (overly) focused on achieving academic or career success through hard work (at the expense of other things or other people); a nerd, a try-hard, a climber, a careerist

Declension

Declension of streber
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	streber	strebern	strebrar	strebrarna
Genitive	strebers	streberns	strebrars	strebrarnas

See also

• plugghäst

References

• streber in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• streber in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• streber in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)