Drescher
See also: drescher
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Drescher (“thresher”). Doublet of Thresher.
Proper noun
Drescher (plural Dreschers)
- A surname of German origin.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Drescher is the 12269th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2535 individuals. Drescher is most common among White (95.38%) individuals.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German drescher.
Noun
Drescher m (strong, genitive Dreschers, plural Drescher)
- agent noun of dreschen:
Declension
Declension of Drescher [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
- Häckseldrescher
- Mähdrescher
- Phrasendrescher
- Scheunendrescher
Proper noun
Drescher m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Dreschers or (with an article) Drescher, feminine genitive Drescher, plural Dreschers or Drescher)
- a common surname originating as an occupation
Declension
Declension of Drescher [masculine // feminine, surname]
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Drescher | (eine) | (die) | Drescher | (die) | Dreschers, Drescher |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Dreschers, Drescher1 | (einer) | (der) | Drescher | (der) | Dreschers, Drescher |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Drescher | (einer) | (der) | Drescher | (den) | Dreschers, Drescher |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Drescher | (eine) | (die) | Drescher | (die) | Dreschers, Drescher |
1With an article.
Further reading
- “Drescher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Drescher” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Drescher” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Drescher” in Duden online