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Switzer

American  
[swit-ser] / ˈswɪt sər /

noun

  1. Swiss.


Switzer British  
/ ˈswɪtsə /

noun

  1. a less common word for Swiss

  2. a member of the Swiss Guard

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Switzer

1540–50; ≪ Middle High German, equivalent to Swītz Switzerland + -er -er 1

Example Sentences

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Switzer Learning Center specializes in serving students who are autistic and neurodivergent.

From Los Angeles Times

Switzer Learning Center did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

From Los Angeles Times

Runners Kathrine Switzer and Sophie Power had never met, but the pair share a unique bond.

From BBC

In 1967 Kathrine Switzer made global headlines at the world's oldest marathon in Boston, USA.

From BBC

Dallas won three Super Bowls in four years between 1992 and 1995, with Jones even parting ways with Johnson and bringing in a new head coach in Barry Switzer for their third Lombardi Trophy of that spell.

From BBC