Sturmer

noun

a variety of eating apple having a pale green skin and crisp tart flesh

Word Origin

C19: named after Sturmer, Suffolk

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Historical Examples

But a permanent peace is not wanted by Sturmer and Protopopov, they wish to keep the people under the heel of a strong Germany.
The Russian Revolution; The Jugo-Slav Movement
Alexander Petrunkevitch, Samuel Northrup Harper, Frank Alfred Golder, Robert Joseph Kerner
But the new minister showed himself in close harmony with Sturmer, and presently this last hope was destroyed.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)
Various
Let them prevail, these 'Sturmer und Dranger,' for they are the fathers and brothers of my Wolfgang.
Old Fritz and the New Era
Louise Muhlbach
Sturmer proposed to his Cabinet the dissolution of the Duma, but failed to obtain the support of a majority.
Bolshevism
John Spargo
Then Sturmer turned deliberately to suppress the democratic organizations.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)
Various

Sturmer

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for sturmer

Historical Examples

But a permanent peace is not wanted by Sturmer and Protopopov, they wish to keep the people under the heel of a strong Germany.

But the new minister showed himself in close harmony with Sturmer, and presently this last hope was destroyed.

Let them prevail, these 'Sturmer und Dranger,' for they are the fathers and brothers of my Wolfgang.

Sturmer proposed to his Cabinet the dissolution of the Duma, but failed to obtain the support of a majority.

Then Sturmer turned deliberately to suppress the democratic organizations.