Kocher

See also: Köcher

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Köcher.

Proper noun

Kocher (plural Kochers)

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Kocher's forceps

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kocher is the 5514^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6308 individuals. Kocher is most common among White (93.96%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kocher”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 327.

Anagrams

• choker, hocker

German

Etymology

From kochen (“to cook”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔxɐ/

Noun

Kocher m (strong, genitive Kochers, plural Kocher)

1. (chiefly in compounds) agent noun of kochen; cooker (appliance or utensil for cooking food)

Declension

Declension of Kocher [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kocher	die	Kocher
genitive	eines	des	Kochers	der	Kocher
dative	einem	dem	Kocher	den	Kochern
accusative	einen	den	Kocher	die	Kocher

Further reading

• “Kocher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache