"Bircher" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Birchers [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname, from Old English birċe (“birch”) + ōfer (“ridge”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|birċe||birch}} Old English birċe (“birch”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Bircher (plural Birchers)
  1. A surname from Old English. Derived forms: Bircher muesli
    Sense id: en-Bircher-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (ideology), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (ideology): 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Birchers [plural]
Etymology: From Birch + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Birch|er|id2=ideology}} Birch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bircher (plural Birchers)
  1. A supporter of the John Birch Society.
    Sense id: en-Bircher-en-noun-Wga0t9AX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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