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• schneider
  schneider

  verb (used with object)

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

  noun

  Vreni born 1964, Swiss Alpine ski racer.

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.

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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.

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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 John Hay

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 Lewis Gaylord Clark

"A truly gifted performer of stage and screen, his one eyebrow could say more than most actors entire bodies," Schneider said.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The CAC 40 fell 0.2% in Paris, where STMicroelectronics slid 3.1% while Schneider Electric dropped 1%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

“It’s a huge chasm,” said Michael Schneider, founder and chief executive of Streets for All.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

It’s unclear whether Cosby will wait until his latest legal woes have come to an end before relisting his New York home, which was previously listed with Adam Schneider, of Corcoran Westside Columbus.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Mr. Schneider is blinking and covering his mouth with his hand.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine