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Fischer

American  
[fish-er] / ˈfɪʃ ər /

noun

  1. Edwin, 1886–1960, Swiss pianist.

  2. Emil 1852–1919, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1902.

  3. Ernst Otto, 1918–2007, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1973.

  4. Hans 1881–1945, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1930.

  5. Robert James Bobby, 1943–2008, U.S. chess player.


Fischer British  
/ ˈfɪʃər /

noun

  1. Emil Hermann (ˈeːmiːl ˈhɛrman). 1852–1919, German chemist, noted particularly for his work on synthetic sugars and the purine group: Nobel prize for chemistry 1902

  2. Ernst Otto . 1918–94, German chemist: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1973 with Geoffrey Wilkinson for his work on inorganic complexes

  3. Hans (hans). 1881–1945, German chemist, noted particularly for his work on chlorophyll, haemin, and the porphyrins: Nobel prize for chemistry 1930

  4. Robert James , known as Bobby . 1943–2008, US chess player; world champion 1972–75

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Example Sentences

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"While we're starting our launch here in London, we'll quickly be expanding to Tokyo and ten more cities afterwards," said Fischer.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

"We're hopeful to be launching in the next couple of months. We're ready to go. We're just waiting for a couple last approvals," Kaity Fischer, Wayve's vice president of commercial and operations, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

From the messy set of ‘Apocalypse Now’ to the secret edits of ‘Star Wars,’ author Paul Fischer pulls back the curtain on how Coppola, Lucas and Spielberg gambled their friendships to build the modern blockbuster.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

“It’s a lot of headache for what I think is very limited utility,” Fischer said.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Fischer was growing more self-assured, but his style was strikingly different: lucid, crystal-clear, economical, concrete, rational.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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