Gerd
1 Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Gerd1
< Old Norse Gerthr, derivative of garthr fenced-in field; see garth
Origin of GERD2
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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The Yale prints were made from the remaining negatives in the 1990s by Gerd Sander, August Sander’s grandson, and are based on vintage prints and the artist’s notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Tension infuses each page as Siri and her boss, Gerd, return to the various accounts of that fateful party night.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Lewandowski and Bayern icon Gerd Muller won seven each.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025
But for Ethiopia the Gerd has become a symbol of national pride and, in Abiy's view, it has placed his country firmly on the world stage.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025
Their thinking was what the cognitive psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer likes to call “fast and frugal.”
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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