Fischer

proper nounattested in dialogue

A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Fisher.

proper noun

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A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Fisher.
An athletic kid from New Jersey, Fischer was known as a bold risk taker — they called him “the fallingest man in climbing” — until an old-school cragger taught him the Zen of controlled ascent.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fischer (“fisherman”). Doublet of Fisher and Fisker

Forms

plural: Fischers

First · A surname.firsthand · Direct, without intermediate stages.firstly · In the first place; before anything else; first.

Fischer · A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Fisher.

fish · A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in…Fish · A surname.fished · Containing or loaded with fish.

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