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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈstreː.bər/ Audio: Nl-streber.ogg Forms: strebers [plural], strebertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːbər Etymology: Borrowed from German Streber. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|de|Streber}} German Streber Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} streber m (plural strebers, diminutive strebertje n)
  1. (informal, derogatory) a person who studies hard or makes a great effort in another way, generally seen as trying too hard; a try-hard, a nerd Tags: derogatory, informal, masculine Synonyms: strever Derived forms: streberig Related terms: streven, strever
    Sense id: en-streber-nl-noun-MdlJomKn Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

Forms: strebers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Streber. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|Streber}} Borrowed from German Streber Head templates: {{en-noun}} streber (plural strebers)
  1. Any of certain perciform fish of the genus Zingel, with long and slender bodies, found in rivers and streams in Europe.
    Sense id: en-streber-en-noun-dWcYIXEi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. Any of certain perciform fish of the genus Zingel, with long and slender bodies, found in rivers and streams in Europe.
    (especially) Zingel streber, also called the Danube streber.
    Tags: especially
    Sense id: en-streber-en-noun-~YFdREDY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Danube streber, Rhone streber, Vardar streber

Noun [Swedish]

Etymology: Borrowed from German Streber (“striver”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sv|de|Streber|t=striver}} Borrowed from German Streber (“striver”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} streber c, {{sv-noun|c}} streber c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-r|3=strebra}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], streber [indefinite, nominative, singular], strebers [genitive, indefinite, singular], strebern [definite, nominative, singular], streberns [definite, genitive, singular], strebrar [indefinite, nominative, plural], strebrars [genitive, indefinite, plural], strebrarna [definite, nominative, plural], strebrarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (derogatory) someone (overly) focused on achieving academic or career success through hard work (at the expense of other things or other people); a nerd, a try-hard, a climber, a careerist Tags: common-gender, derogatory Related terms: karriärist, klättrare, plugghäst
    Sense id: en-streber-sv-noun-bz~QHOHz Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "word": "streber"
}

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