Drexler

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle High German dræhseler ← Old High German thrāhslāri →
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Meanings

proper nounDrexler (plural Drexlers)

plural Drexlers

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old High Germanthrāhslāri
  2. Middle High Germandræhseler
  3. EnglishDrexler

From the German surname, from Middle High German dræhseler, Drehseler (“turner, lather”), Old High German thrāhslāri, from a Proto-Germanic source related to *þwerhaz (“crossed, turned”).

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APA

Drexler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drexler

MLA

“Drexler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drexler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Drexler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drexler.

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