Pimsleur

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proper noun

A surname

OriginFrench Pimsleur ← German Pinsler →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname

Origin

  1. GermanPinsler
  2. FrenchPimsleur
  3. EnglishPimsleur

Borrowed from French Pimsleur, a Jewish surname, perhaps a variant of German Pinsler, ultimately from Pinsel (“paintbrush”) + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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