Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schumer

/ˈʃuːmə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: schumer
IPA: /ˈʃuːmə(ɹ)/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"The digital ads open over a shot of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, while a narrator declares: “For years, it paralyzed Washington: Partisan political dysfunction.”"
"Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Finance Committee, confirmed on Friday that then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer privately urged President Joe Biden to abandon his 2024 campaign in July, shortly after his disastrous CNN debate performance."

Etymology

The surname Schumer was an occupational name for a cobbler. The name Schumer is derived from the Old German words "schuoch" and the suffix "mann," which means shoe maker. North German (Schümer): nickname from Middle Low German schumer ‘good-for-nothing’, ‘vagabond’.

Inflected Forms

Schumers (plural)

Phrases

Schumer box

Rhymes With

consumer humor tumor humour rumor rumour boomer bloomer groomer rumer plumer okuma

Questions

How do you pronounce schumer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃuːmə(ɹ)/.
What does schumer mean?: A surname from German.
Where does schumer come from?: The surname Schumer was an occupational name for a cobbler. The name Schumer is derived from the Old German words "schuoch" and the suffix "mann," which means shoe maker. North German (Schümer): nickname from Middle Low German schumer ‘good-for-nothing’, ‘vagabond’.

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