Schmidt

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/ʃmɪt/

proper noun

A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].

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Meanings

proper nounSchmidt (plural Schmidts)

plural Schmidts

  1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].

    “The work continues, the data, the products, the science will continue because science is done by people not by buildings,” NASA GISS director Gavin Schmidt told CNN.

    2025 April 24, Andrew Freedman, “Trump administration cancels top NASA climate lab’s lease at Columbia University”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2025
nounSchmidt (plural Schmidts)

plural Schmidts

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Schmidt telescope.

Origin

  1. GermanSchmidt“smith”
  2. EnglishSchmidt

Borrowed from German Schmidt (“smith”). Doublet of Smid and Smith.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Schmidt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schmidt

MLA

“Schmidt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schmidt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Schmidt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schmidt.

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