Schleicher

American  

[shlahy-ker, shlahy-khuhr] / ˈʃlaɪ kər, ˈʃlaɪ xər /

noun

1. August, 1821–68, German linguist.

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Example Sentences

Haeckel was himself inspired, Mr. Telford writes, by August Schleicher, a University of Jena colleague who believed that it was possible to “travel back in time, down the branches of his language tree” to construct the precursor of Indo-European languages.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Schleicher added that the study also picked up on a decline in parental support and engagement in Scotland.

From BBC

Mr Schleicher said that disruption caused by Covid "made a difference", but should not be overplayed, and that other issues such as parental support and the use of mobile phones need to be considered.

From BBC

In Newport Beach, Keith Schleicher sat in a beach chair in the sand, next to his wife, Jennifer.

From Los Angeles Times

As Schleicher sees it, these divergent approaches were determinative: Courts forced the nation’s cities to suffer to pay off their debts, but they were rewarded with the low borrowing costs that permitted the great infrastructural achievements of the late 19th century, from streetlights and sewers to the Brooklyn Bridge.

From Slate