Streber

See also: štreber and streber

German

Etymology

Sense 1.2 from streben (“to strive”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtreːbɐ/, [ˈʃtʁeː.bɐ], [ˈʃtʁ̥eː.bɐ]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Streber m (strong, genitive Strebers, plural Streber, feminine Streberin)

1. agent noun of streben
   1. A river fish of Eastern Europe, Zingel streber.
   3. (derogatory) Someone who strives to achieve success in school; similar in usage to English nerd, dork, or dweeb

Declension

Declension of Streber [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Streber	die	Streber
genitive	eines	des	Strebers	der	Streber
dative	einem	dem	Streber	den	Strebern
accusative	einen	den	Streber	die	Streber

Derived terms

• strebern

Descendants

• → Dutch: streber
• → Serbo-Croatian: štreber
• → Swedish: streber

Further reading

• “Streber”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Streber” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Streber” in Duden online