strever

Dutch

Etymology

From streven +‎ -er. The second sense is a recent calque of German Streber.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstreː.vər/
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  • Hyphenation: stre‧ver
  • Rhymes: -eːvər

Noun

strever m (plural strevers, diminutive strevertje n)

  1. One who strives; striver.
  2. (uncommon, informal, derogatory) A person who studies hard or makes a great effort in another way; a try-hard, a nerd.
    Synonym: streber

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

strever

  1. present of streve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

strever

  1. present tense of streva
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