Wechsler

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wechsler.

Proper noun

Wechsler (plural Wechslers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wechsler is the 15806^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1842 individuals. Wechsler is most common among White (93.21%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Welchers, welchers

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, wechseln +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛkslɐ/
• Rhymes: -ɛkslɐ

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Noun

Wechsler m (strong, genitive Wechslers, plural Wechsler, feminine Wechslerin)

1. (chiefly in compounds) changer
2. Ellipsis of Geldwechsler (“money changer”).

Declension

Declension of Wechsler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wechsler	die	Wechsler
genitive	eines	des	Wechslers	der	Wechsler
dative	einem	dem	Wechsler	den	Wechslern
accusative	einen	den	Wechsler	die	Wechsler

Derived terms

• CD-Wechsler
• Geldwechsler
• Plattenwechsler

Further reading

• “Wechsler” in Duden online
• “Wechsler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache