Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swisser

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swiss-er
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native of Switzerland; a Swiss.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Being impossible to conclude and accord any agreement betweene the Pope and the King of France, the Swissers came to serue the Pope, of whose valour and power the French stood much in feare."
"A Spaniard can not well brooke to feede after our fashion, nor we endure to drinke as the Swizzers."
"Where is my Swissers, let them guard the doore."
"The Austrian Princes and the Swissers, I have still heard, are from father to sonne, hereditary and irreconcilable enimies."

Etymology

From Middle High German Swycer, Schwyczer, variants of Sweitzer (“Switzer”); or from French Suisse + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: er

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

Swissers (plural) Swizzer (alternative)

Questions

What does swisser mean?: A native of Switzerland; a Swiss.
Where does swisser come from?: From Middle High German Swycer, Schwyczer, variants of Sweitzer (“Switzer”); or from French Suisse + -er.

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