Schneider

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proper noun

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

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] meaning "tailor".

Origin

From the German surname for a tailor, from the verb schneiden (“to cut”).

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Translations

Bulgarian Шна́йдер
  • Шна́йдер (Šnájder)surname
Chinese Mandarin 施奈德
  • 施奈德 (Shīnàidé)surname
Russian Шнайдер
  • Шнайдер (Šnajder)surname
Spanish sastre
  • sastresurname
Yiddish שנײַדער
  • שנײַדער (shnayder)surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Schnieder
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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