streber
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstreː.bər/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: stre‧ber
- Rhymes: -eːbər
Noun
streber m (plural strebers, diminutive strebertje n)
- (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
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Streber (“striver”).
Noun
streber c
- (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
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | streber | strebers |
| definite | strebern | streberns | |
| plural | indefinite | strebrar | strebrars |
| definite | strebrarna | strebrarnas |