Fischer
German, noun/ˈfɪʃɐ/
Fischer is spelled F-I-S-C-H-E-R (7 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written German, the 2,026th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fischer is a German masculine noun meaning “fisher, fisherman (male or of unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an agent noun of fischen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Arbeiter, Selbstständiger, der erwerbsmäßig Fang von Fisch betreibt”.
What does Fischer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineagent noun of fischen
- 2
masculinefisher, fisherman (male or of unspecified gender)
- 3
masculinecomponent part in various compound nouns, e.g. Amazonasfischer (“Amazon kingfisher”), Austernfischer (“oystercatcher”)
- 4
masculinecomponent part in various compounds for different kinds of fishing boats, e.g. Grundschleppnetzfischer (“trawler”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arbeiter, Selbstständiger, der erwerbsmäßig Fang von Fisch betreibt 2. Person, die fischt, Fisch fängt; Angler
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Fischer
- Fischers genitive
- Fischerin feminine
- Fischern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fischer?
- /ˈfɪʃɐ/
- [ˈfɪʃɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fischer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fischer in German?
Fischer appears 42 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).