Zimmerer

English

Etymology

From German Zimmerer. Thus cognate with Zimmermann and analogous to Carpenter from carpenter.

Proper noun

Zimmerer (plural Zimmerers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Zimmerer is the 27534th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 875 individuals. Zimmerer is most common among White (94.63%) individuals.

German

Etymology

The noun is from Zimmer +‎ -er. The surname is an occupational one, from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪmərər/

Noun

Zimmerer m (strong, genitive Zimmerers, plural Zimmerer)

  1. carpenter (worker skilled at handling timber for the construction of houses)
    Synonyms: Bauschreiner, Bautischler, Zimmermann
    Coordinate terms: Bauer; Schreiner, Tischler

Declension

Proper noun

Zimmerer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zimmerers or (with an article) Zimmerer, feminine genitive Zimmerer, plural Zimmerers or Zimmerer)

  1. a common surname originating as an occupation

Declension