1930–35; < German: tailor
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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
Schneider argued that football - which is regarded as a "foreign import" by many Americans - is never going to be in the zeitgeist like American football or basketball.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The French CAC 40 was up 0.4%, helped by a 1% gain for energy technology group Schneider Electric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
In May, Steven Schneider, the producer of “Paranormal Activity,” famous for its handheld grainy footage-style filmmaking, announced “Terrarium,” his first hybrid AI horror production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Bank of America’s global automobile-industry note, authored by lead analyst Horst Schneider and team, analyzed May sales data and observed that the biggest drag on the sector worldwide was the depressed Chinese market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
The third member of the team in 2010 when I joined was named Daria Schneider.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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