Schacher
German, noun
Schacher is spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-E-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 177,389th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schacher is a German masculine noun meaning “haggling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an umlaut, Schächer is a different word: “one of the two “thieves” (Greek λῃστής) who were crucified alongside…”. In lower case, schacher is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “von gewinnsüchtigen Interessen sowie dem kleinlichen, hartnäckigen Streben nach dem größtmöglichen Vorteil…”.
What does Schacher mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehaggling
- 2
masculinehorsetrading
noun
- 1
masculineobsoleterobber, thug, dangerous felon
- 2
datedmasculineone of the two “thieves” (Greek λῃστής) who were crucified alongside Jesus
- 3
datedmasculinene'er-do-well, blighter, wretch (poor or pitiable fellow)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der einen Raub oder Mord begeht 2. ein Schachspieler
noun: 1. von gewinnsüchtigen Interessen sowie dem kleinlichen, hartnäckigen Streben nach dem größtmöglichen Vorteil bestimmtes unlauteres Vereinbaren von Preisen beziehungsweise geschäftlichen Abmachungen
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 Schacher
- Schachers genitive
- Schächers genitive
- Schächern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is Schacher in German?
Schacher appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).