Fischer

[ fish-er ]

noun

1. Edwin, 1886–1960, Swiss pianist.
2. E·mil [ey, -mil], 1852–1919, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1902.
3. Ernst Otto, 1918–2007, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1973.
4. Hans [hahns], 1881–1945, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1930.
5. Robert James Bobby, 1943–2008, U.S. chess player.

Fischer

/ ˈfɪʃər /

noun

1. FischerEmil Hermann18521919MGermanSCIENCE: chemist Emil Hermann (ˈeːmiːl ˈhɛrman). 1852–1919, German chemist, noted particularly for his work on synthetic sugars and the purine group: Nobel prize for chemistry 1902
2. FischerErnst Otto19181994MGermanSCIENCE: chemist Ernst Otto . 1918–94, German chemist: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1973 with Geoffrey Wilkinson for his work on inorganic complexes
3. FischerHans18811945MGermanSCIENCE: chemist Hans (hans). 1881–1945, German chemist, noted particularly for his work on chlorophyll, haemin, and the porphyrins: Nobel prize for chemistry 1930
4. FischerRobert James19432008MUSSPORT AND GAMES: chess player Robert James , known as Bobby . 1943–2008, US chess player; world champion 1972–75

Example Sentences

“That’s the last thing we want, that we get rid of spiders but attract ants,” Fischer says.

From Science News

Fischer, a biologist who works with a Michigan-based Fish and Wildlife Service office, was on the water late last month, putting out setlines with hooks to catch and survey the lake sturgeon population in the Detroit River.

From Washington Post

It’s the biggest fish any of them had ever caught — the team’s previous record, before he joined the crew, was 123 pounds, Fischer said.

From Washington Post

Yes, that feature was originally targeted at resort skiers, but it’s just as relevant for the type of crossover skiers that have gravitated to Fischer’s Ranger line.

From Outside Online

For many first-time nordic skiers, waxless classic “skin” skis, like the Twin Skin line from Fischer, are the best point of entry.

From Outside Online

And VanDyke and Fischer had dinner with war correspondent Steven Sotloff mere weeks before he was kidnapped.

From The Daily Beast

Bührle replied that he would return them to Fischer if he got his money back.

From The Daily Beast

McConnell appeared at a press conference with Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer at his side.

From The Daily Beast

Bryan Fischer never fails to be an endless source of Fringe Factor material.

From The Daily Beast

Brad Darrach, was a freelance journalist for Playboy and best-selling author of Bobby Fischer Versus the Rest of the World.

From The Daily Beast

From Fischer's account of the style of Maimon's works we have seen how his intellectual work was affected by his Talmudic studies.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Fischer-Suympkins had been the first large plum that the Kinsolvings had drawn from the social pie.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Fischer-Suympkins was the heliograph of the smart society parading corps.

From Project Gutenberg

The variety is still further increased by means of the comprehensive activity which Fischer presupposes.

From Project Gutenberg

With regard to the relation of consciousness to perception we will make the distinctions made by Fischer.

From Project Gutenberg