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blucher

Blü·cher
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo-ker, -cher; German bly-khuh r]
    • /ˈblu kər, -tʃər; German ˈblü xər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo-ker, -cher; German bly-khuh r]
    • /ˈblu kər, -tʃər; German ˈblü xər/

Definitions of blucher word

  • noun blucher a high shoe with laces over the tongue 3
  • noun blucher Gebhard Leberecht von (ˈɡɛphart ˈleːbərɛçt fɔn). 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal, who commanded the Prussian army against Napoleon at Waterloo (1815) 3
  • noun blucher ˈGebˌhardˈ Lebeˌrecht von (ˈgɛpˌhɑʀtˈleɪbəˌʀɛçt fɔn) ; gepˈhärtˌ lāˈbəreHtˌ f^ōn) 1742-1819; Prus. field marshal: helped defeat Napoleon at Waterloo 3
  • noun blucher a heavy half boot 3
  • noun blucher a kind of shoe in which the upper laps over the vamp, which is of one piece with the tongue 3
  • noun blucher Gebhart Leberecht von [gep-hahrt ley-buh-rekht fuh n] /ˈgɛp hɑrt ˈleɪ bəˌrɛxt fən/ (Show IPA), 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal. 1

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Origin of blucher

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; named after G. L. von Blücher

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Parts of speech for Blucher

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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blucher popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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