Etymology

Schneider

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Today it means: A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] meaning "tailor". Full definition →

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The story

From the German surname for a tailor, from the verb schneiden (“to cut”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.