Bauer

English

Etymology

From German Bauer (“farmer”).

Proper noun

Bauer

  1. A occupational surname​ of German origin.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bauer is the 517th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 65,004 individuals. Bauer is most common among White (95.1%) individuals.

Anagrams

French

Proper noun

Bauer

  1. A surname​.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaʊ̯ɐ/
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ

Etymology 1

From Middle High German būre, gebūre, from Old High German būr, gibūr, gibūro, from Proto-Germanic *būraz. Compare English bower, boor, Dutch boer, buur.

Noun

Bauer m (genitive Bauern, plural Bauern, diminutive Bäuerchen n or Bäuerlein n, feminine Bäuerin)

  1. farmer, peasant, boor (male or of unspecified sex)
  2. (chess) pawn
  3. (card games) jack, knave
Usage notes
  • Bauer is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a stark tendency to be strong colloquially, so one will often hear dem Bauer instead of dem Bauern.
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Chess pieces in German · Schachfiguren, Schachsteine (layout · text)
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König Dame, Königin Turm Läufer Springer, Pferd, Ross, Rössel Bauer

Proper noun

Bauer ? (genitive Bauer)

  1. An occupational surname​.

Etymology 2

From Middle High German būr, from Old High German būr.

Noun

Bauer n, m (genitive Bauers, plural Bauer)

  1. (archaic or regional) birdcage
Declension
Neuter gender
Masculine gender
Synonyms
  • Vogelkäfig m
  • Vogelbauer n, m
Derived terms
  • Vogelbauer m

Etymology 3

From bauen +‎ -er.

Noun

Bauer m (genitive Bauers, plural Bauer, feminine Bauerin)

  1. (almost exclusively in compounds) one who builds something (male or of unspecified sex)
Declension
Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bū(w)āri; equivalent to bauen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑʊ̯ɐ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑʊɐ

Noun

Bauer m (plural Baueren)

  1. farmer
  2. pawn (chess piece)

See also

Chess pieces in Luxembourgish · Schachfiguren (Schach + Figuren) (layout · text)
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Kinnek Damm Tuerm Leefer Sprénger Bauer

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Bauer, Dutch boer, English bower.

Noun

Bauer m (plural Bauer)

  1. farmer
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