Meanings
plural Schumers
- A surname from German.
The digital ads open over a shot of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, while a narrator declares: “For years, it paralyzed Washington: Partisan political dysfunction.”
2015 May 12, Alexandra Jaffe, “First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP incumbents”, in CNN1 more example
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Finance Committee, confirmed on Friday that then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer privately urged President Joe Biden to abandon his 2024 campaign in July, shortly after his disastrous CNN debate performance.
2025 January 17, Liz Brown-Kaiser and Shania Shelton, “Democratic senator confirms Schumer privately urged Biden not to run for reelection”, in CNN
Origin
The surname Schumer was an occupational name for a cobbler. The name Schumer is derived from the Old German words "schuoch" and the suffix "mann," which means shoe maker. North German (Schümer): nickname from Middle Low German schumer ‘good-for-nothing’, ‘vagabond’.
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