streber

See also: Streber and štreber

English

Zingel streber

Etymology

Borrowed from German Streber.

Noun

streber (plural strebers)

1. Any of certain perciform fish of the genus Zingel, with long and slender bodies, found in rivers and streams in Europe.
   1. (especially) Zingel streber, also called the Danube streber.

Derived terms

• Danube streber
• Rhone streber
• Vardar streber

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Streber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstreː.bər/

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• Hyphenation: stre‧ber
• Rhymes: -eːbər

Noun

streber m (plural strebers, diminutive strebertje n)

1. (informal, derogatory) a person who studies hard or makes a great effort in another way, generally seen as trying too hard; a try-hard, a nerd

   Synonym: strever

Derived terms

• streberig

Related terms

• streven
• strever

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Streber (“striver”).

Noun

streber c

1. (derogatory) someone (overly) focused on achieving academic or career success through hard work (at the expense of other things or other people); a nerd, a try-hard, a climber, a careerist

Declension

Declension of streber

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	streber	strebers
	definite	strebern	streberns
plural	indefinite	strebrar	strebrars
	definite	strebrarna	strebrarnas

See also

• karriärist
• klättrare
• plugghäst

References

• “streber”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “streber”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “streber”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)