Schmierer
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schmierer.
Proper noun
Schmierer (plural Schmierers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schmierer is the 37125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Schmierer is most common among White (94.84%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schmierer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
Schmierer m (strong, genitive Schmierers, plural Schmierer, feminine Schmiererin)
- dauber (unskilled painter)
- one who defaces with offensive writing or painting; a vandal
- one who writes (articles, essays, etc.) quickly and carelessly
- (colloquial) scrawler, scribbler
- (colloquial) a smudge
- (Austria) unauthorized study material (e.g. SparkNotes)
Declension
Declension of Schmierer [masculine, strong]
Further reading
- “Schmierer” in Duden online