streber

See also: Streber and štreber

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Streber.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstreː.bər/
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  • Hyphenation: stre‧ber
  • Rhymes: -eːbər

Noun

streber m (plural strebers, diminutive strebertje n)

  1. (informal, derogatory) A person who studies hard or makes a great effort in another way, generally seen as trying too hard; a try-hard, a nerd.
    Synonym: strever

Derived terms
  • streberig

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Streber (“striver”).

Noun

streber c

  1. (derogatory) someone (overly) focused on achieving academic or career success through hard work (at the expense of other things or other people); a nerd, a try-hard, a climber, a careerist

Declension
Declension of streber 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative streber strebern strebrar strebrarna
Genitive strebers streberns strebrars strebrarnas

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References
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