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schneider

1 American  
[shnahy-der] / ˈʃnaɪ dər /

verb (used with object)

  1. to prevent (an opponent) from scoring a point in a game or match.

noun

  1. an act of schneidering or the fact of being schneidered.

Schneider 2 American  
[shnahy-der] / ˈʃnaɪ dər /

noun

  1. Vreni born 1964, Swiss Alpine ski racer.

Etymology

Origin of schneider

1930–35; < German: tailor

Example Sentences

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"You don't say so!" said the schneider, turning a shade more sallow.

From The Bread-winners A Social Study by Hay, John

An air of great simplicity and truth pervades this wander-book of the German schneider.

From Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 by Clark, Lewis Gaylord

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