Meijer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Meijer.

Proper noun

Meijer

  1. A surname from Dutch.
    • 2021 August 24, Devan Cole, Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, “Two congressmen traveled to Afghanistan amid frantic evacuation efforts”, in CNN‎[1]:
      “As members of Congress, we have a duty to provide oversight on the executive branch,” said Moulton and Meijer, both military veterans who had served in the Middle East.
    • 2022 August 5, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Meijer says returning to Biden-Trump in 2024 would be ‘pretty sad commentary’ on country”, in CNN‎[2]:
      On Friday, Meijer told CNN that he’s “not here to whine about the (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) coming in and meddling” in his race, referring to the House Democratic campaign arm spending spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads to boost Gibbs’ profile in hopes of a more favorable general election matchup. (Gibbs will face Democrat Hillary Scholten in November.)

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin maior. Also spelled as Meyer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛi̯.ər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Meij‧er
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ər

Proper noun

Meijer

  1. a surname
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