Schnitzer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schnitzer.

Proper noun

Schnitzer (plural Schnitzers)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schnitzer is the 17455th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1615 individuals. Schnitzer is most common among White (96.59%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schnitzer m (strong, genitive Schnitzers, plural Schnitzer)

  1. carver
  2. blunder

Declension

Declension of Schnitzer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schnitzer die Schnitzer
genitive eines des Schnitzers der Schnitzer
dative einem dem Schnitzer den Schnitzern
accusative einen den Schnitzer die Schnitzer

Derived terms

  • Holzschnitzer

Further reading

  • “Schnitzer” in Duden online
  • “Schnitzer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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