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Webster 1913 Edition

Springer

Spring′er

(sprĭng′ẽr)

,

Noun.

1.

One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who rouses game.

2.

A young plant.

[Obs.]

Evelyn.

3.

(Arch.)

(a)

The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring.

Hence:

(b)

The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer.

(c)

The rib of a groined vault, as being the solid abutment for each section of vaulting.

4.

(Zool.)

The grampus.

5.

(Zool.)

A variety of the field spaniel. See

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6.

(Zool.)

A species of antelope; the springbok.

Webster 1828 Edition

Springer

SPRINGER

,

Noun.

1.

One who springs; one that rouses game.

2.

A name given to the grampus.

3.

In architecture, the rib of a groin or concentrated vault.

Definition 2024

Springer

Springer

See also: springer

English

Proper noun

Springer

A town in New Mexico.
A town in Oklahoma.

German

Etymology

springen ‎(“to jump”) +‎ -er

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃpʀɪŋɐ]

Noun

Springer m ‎(genitive Springers, plural Springer, feminine Springerin)

jumper, one who jumps
(business) stand in
(chess) knight

Declension

Declension of Springer

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Springer	die	Springer
genitive	eines	des	Springers	der	Springer
dative	einem	dem	Springer	den	Springern
accusative	einen	den	Springer	die	Springer

Related terms

Chess pieces in German · Schachfiguren, Schachsteine (layout · text)

König	Dame, Königin	Turm	Läufer	Springer, Pferd, Ross, Rössel	Bauer

Proper noun

Springer m, f ‎(genitive Springers)

A surname.

springer

springer

See also: Springer

English

Noun

springer ‎(plural springers)

A person that springs.
Anything that springs.
A spring salmon.
A stone at the base of an arch (from which the arch springs).
A springing cow.
A springer spaniel.
A springbok.

Derived terms

Derived terms

cross-springer, cross springer
English springer
mudspringer
secret springer
springer antelope

springer fork
springer point
springer spaniel
springer-up
Welsh springer

Related terms

Eptatretus springeri
klippspringer, klipspringer
Springer illusion

Translations

person that springs

Finnish: hyppääjä (fi)

anything that springs

spring salmon — see spring salmon

stone at the base of an arch

Finnish: holvijalka

springing cow — see springing cow

springer spaniel — see springer spaniel

springbok — see springbok

Danish

Etymology 1

From springe ‎(“jump”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sprenɡər/, [ˈsb̥ʁeŋɐ]

Noun

springer c (singular definite springeren, plural indefinite springere)

Inflection

Inflection of springer

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	springer	springeren	springere	springerne
genitive	springers	springerens	springeres	springernes

Etymology 2

See springe ‎(“to jump, leap”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sprenɡər/, [ˈsb̥ʁeŋˀɐ]

Verb

springer

present tense of springe

See also

Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikken (skak + brikken) (layout · text)

konge	dronning	tårn	løber	springer	bonde

springer on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
Springer (skak) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
Springer (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

springer m ‎(definite singular springeren, indefinite plural springere, definite plural springerne)

(chess) a knight (chess piece)

See also

springar (Nynorsk)

References

“springer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

springer

present tense of springa.