Meanings
plural Zieglers
- A surname from German
"This use was sporadic, sometimes 'bingeful,' but never at an addictive level," Ziegler said.
1990 September 28, “Fuhr Suspended One Year by NHL for Using Drugs”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 08 Aug 20221 more example
Future California Assembly Leader Walter Karabian, the student body president in 1959, recalled how Ronald Ziegler and Dwight Chapin—two future Nixon aides—falsely accused him of being a member of a secret society as part of a campaign to make him appear elitist.
2024 August 8, Jonathan van Harmelen, “The Little-Known Group That Pioneered Watergate’s Dirty Tricks—and Changed American Politics”, in TIME, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2024
Origin
- GermanZiegler
- EnglishZiegler
Borrowed from German Ziegler.
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Ziegler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ziegler
“Ziegler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ziegler. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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