Schwarzenegger

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃwɔːɹtsənˌɛɡə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃwɔːɹtsənˌɛɡəɹ/

Etymology 1

From German Schwarzenegger.

Proper noun

Schwarzenegger (plural Schwarzeneggers)

1. A surname from German; used specifically of Arnold Schwarzenegger (b. 1947), an Austrian-American businessman and governor of California, known especially for his success as a professional bodybuilder and action film actor.
   • 2020 January 22, Howard Cole, “Book Excerpt: The 50 Greatest Dodger Games of All Time”, in Sports Illustrated:

     When he graduated from UCLA on time, he missed getting Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by four months.

   • 2015 June 16, Nicholas Barber, “Arnie turns sensitive”, in 1843:

     “Schwarzenegger vs Zombies” is a pitch that would have most studio executives sprinting for their chequebooks, but “Maggie” isn't the film they'd have in mind.

   • 2002 May 10, John Patterson, “Age shall wither them”, in The Guardian:

     The Twilight of the Action-Movie Gods has been a long time coming. The great action-hero triumvirate of the Reagan-Bush years—Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Willis—seem collectively to have realised that the shadows are lengthening at the end of their day in the sun.

Derived terms

• Schwarzeneggeresque (adjective)
• Schwarzeneggerian (adjective)

 

Translations

surname of German-speakers

• Arabic: شْوَارْزِنِيجَر (šwārzinījar)
• Armenian: Շվարցենեգեր (Švarcʻeneger)
• Azerbaijani: Şvartsenegger
• Bengali: শোয়ার্জনেগার (śōẇarjonegar)
• Bulgarian: Шварценегер (Švarceneger)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 施瓦辛格 (zh) (Shīwǎxīngé)

• Georgian: შვარცენეგერი (švarcenegeri)
• Greek: Σβαρτσενέγκερ (el) (Svartsenégker)
• Hebrew: שוורצנגר
• Hindi: श्वार्ज़नेगर (śvārzanegar)
• Japanese: シュワルツェネッガー (Shuwarutseneggā)
• Korean: 슈워제네거 (Syuwojenegeo)
• Latvian: Švarcenegers
• Persian: شوارزنگر (švârzeneger)
• Russian: Шварцене́ггер (ru) (Švarcenégger)
• Uyghur: شىۋاسىنگېر (shiwasin'gër)

Etymology 2

After Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Noun

Schwarzenegger (plural Schwarzeneggers)

1. An exceptionally muscular bodybuilder.
   • 1994, Elise Title, Body Heat, page 189:

     He rubbed his hands together. "Believe it or not, there was a time when I considered giving acting a go. What do you think, Miss Fox?" He flexed impressive biceps. "Would I have had a chance against the Schwarzeneggers and the Chuck Norris types?"

   • 2000, Lou Ravelle, Gym Biz: Starting and Running Your Own Gym for Profit, page 8:

     Unless you are another Schwarzenegger, or you have a doctorate in muscle growth, forget the heavy mob, (bless 'em).

   • 2001, Bill McKibben, Long Distance: A Year of Living Strenuously, page 79:

     Fussell finally competed in a contest. He came in second, but he clearly wasn't going to be the next Schwarzenegger—and finally something snapped. "Having come three thousand miles, having gained eighty pounds, I wanted out."

   • 2005, Kevin Beck, Run Strong, page 237:

     That's simply not enough time to build the massive quads that are great for cycling but are a hindrance to distance running, or to become the next Schwarzenegger in the gym.

Derived terms

• Schwarzeneggeresque

German

Etymology

From Schwarzenegg +‎ -er, literally “someone from Schwarzenegg”, referring to either of two places in Switzerland and Austria, from schwarz (“black”) +‎ Egg (“ridge”), cognate with Ecke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃvaɐ̯tsn̩ˌɛɡɐ]

Proper noun

Schwarzenegger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schwarzeneggers or (with an article) Schwarzenegger, feminine genitive Schwarzenegger, plural Schwarzeneggers or Schwarzenegger)

1. a surname