Drescher

See also: drescher

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Drescher (“thresher”). Doublet of Thresher.

Proper noun

Drescher (plural Dreschers)

1. A surname of German origin.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Drescher is the 12269^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2535 individuals. Drescher is most common among White (95.38%) individuals.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German drescher.

Noun

Drescher m (strong, genitive Dreschers, plural Drescher)

1. agent noun of dreschen:
   1. (agriculture) thresher

Declension

Declension of Drescher [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Drescher	die	Drescher
genitive	eines	des	Dreschers	der	Drescher
dative	einem	dem	Drescher	den	Dreschern
accusative	einen	den	Drescher	die	Drescher

Hyponyms

• Häckseldrescher
• Mähdrescher
• Phrasendrescher
• Scheunendrescher

Proper noun

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

1. a common surname originating as an occupation

Declension

Declension of Drescher [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Drescher	(eine)	(die)	Drescher	(die)	Dreschers, Drescher
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Dreschers, Drescher1	(einer)	(der)	Drescher	(der)	Dreschers, Drescher
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Drescher	(einer)	(der)	Drescher	(den)	Dreschers, Drescher
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Drescher	(eine)	(die)	Drescher	(die)	Dreschers, Drescher

¹With an article.

Further reading

• “Drescher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Drescher” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Drescher” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Drescher” in Duden online