Streber

See also: štreber and streber

German

Etymology

Sense 1.2 from streben (“to strive”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Streber m (strong, genitive Strebers, plural Streber, feminine Streberin)

  1. agent noun of streben
    1. A river fish of Eastern Europe, Zingel streber.
    3. (derogatory) Someone who strives to achieve success in school; similar in usage to English nerd, dork, or dweeb

Declension

Declension of Streber [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Streber die Streber
genitive eines des Strebers der Streber
dative einem dem Streber den Strebern
accusative einen den Streber die Streber

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: streber
  • → Serbo-Croatian: štreber
  • → Swedish: streber

Further reading

  • “Streber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Streber” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Streber” in Duden online
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