Wachter

See also: wachter and Wächter

English

Proper noun

Wachter (plural Wachters)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wachter is the 7247^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4601 individuals. Wachter is most common among White (95.94%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Carthew, rewatch, watcher

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German wahter, from Old High German wahtāri.

Noun

Wachter m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) guard (person who guards)

Related terms

• Nachtwachter

References

• 2004 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Ich putz mein Christbaam aa, P. 39

Further reading

• Pfarrer Wild'sche und einige andre Gedichte, P. 12