"Fischer" meaning in English

See Fischer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Fischers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪʃə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from German Fischer (“fisherman”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|Fischer||fisherman}} Borrowed from German Fischer (“fisherman”) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Fischer (plural Fischers)
  1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation]. Derived forms: Fischer esterification, Fischerian, Fischer indole synthesis, Fischer projection, Fischer random chess, Fischer-Tropsch process, Karl Fischer reagent, Karl Fischer titration
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