Leser

See also: leser and léser

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Leser.

Proper noun

Leser (plural Lesers)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leser is the 42030^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 517 individuals. Leser is most common among White (93.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leser”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 426.

German

Etymology

lesen +‎ -er. Cognate with English lessor (“gatherer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːzɐ/

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Noun

Leser m (strong, genitive Lesers, plural Leser, feminine Leserin)

1. agent noun of lesen; reader

Declension

Declension of Leser [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Leser	die	Leser
genitive	eines	des	Lesers	der	Leser
dative	einem	dem	Leser	den	Lesern
accusative	einen	den	Leser	die	Leser

Derived terms

• Ableser
• Durchschnittsleser
• Gedankenleser
• Hörerleser
• Leseraufruf
• Leserbrief
• Leserkreis
• leserlich
• Leserreise
• Leserschaft
• Leserumfrage
• Leserwunsch
• Leserzuschrift
• Lippenleser
• Vorleser
• Zeitungsleser

 

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• leeser

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːsɐ/

Noun

Leser m (plural Leser, feminine Leserin)

1. reader

Related terms

• Lese
• lese

 

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary