Schwarzenegger

English + (surname) Pronunciation en /ˈʃwɔːɹtsəˌnɛɡə(ɹ)/ Etymology 1 en de Schwarzenegger. Proper noun s en German; used specifically of Arnold Schwarzenegger (b. 1947), an Austrian-American businessman and governor of California, known especially for his success as a professional bodybuilder and action film actor. en 2002-05-10 John Patterson Age shall wither them w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/film/features/featurepages/0,,712536,00.html The Twilight of the Action-Movie Gods has been a long time coming. The great action-hero triumvirate of the Reagan-Bush years—Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Willis—seem collectively to have realised that the shadows are lengthening at the end of their day in the sun. https://web.archive.org/web/20200709095559/https://www.theguardian.com/film/features/featurepages/0,,712536,00.html en 2015-06-16 Nicholas Barber Arnie turns sensitive 1843 (magazine) 1843 https://www.economist.com/1843/2015/06/16/arnie-turns-sensitive “Schwarzenegger vs Zombies” is a pitch that would have most studio executives sprinting for their chequebooks, but “Maggie” isn't the film they'd have in mind. https://web.archive.org/web/20231228061902/https://www.economist.com/1843/2015/06/16/arnie-turns-sensitive 28 December 2023 en 2020-01-22 Howard Cole Book Excerpt: The 50 Greatest Dodger Games of All Time w:Sports Illustrated https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/news/book-excerpt-the-50-greatest-dodger-games-of-all-time When he graduated from UCLA on time, he missed getting Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by four months. https://web.archive.org/web/20251029011123/https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/onsi/news/book-excerpt-the-50-greatest-dodger-games-of-all-time en Martin Pengelly Schwarzenegger rebukes Trump and compares Capitol riot to Kristallnacht w:The Guardian 2021-01-10 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/10/capitol-riot-schwarzenegger-rebukes-trump-kristallnacht 0261-3077 Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a stinging rebuke of Donald Trump on Sunday, comparing the riot at the US Capitol which the president incited to Kristallnacht, the night in November 1938 when Nazi thugs attacked Jewish Germans and their property, a harbinger of horrors to come. https://web.archive.org/web/20210704173136/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/10/capitol-riot-schwarzenegger-rebukes-trump-kristallnacht Derived terms en Schwarzeneggeresque<pos:adjective> Schwarzeneggerian<pos:adjective> Translations surname of German-speakers Arabic: ar شْوَارْزِنِيجَر Armenian: hy Շվարցենեգեր Azerbaijani: az Şvartsenegger Bengali: bn শোয়ার্জনেগার Bulgarian: bg Шварценегер Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 施瓦辛格 Shīwǎxīngé Georgian: ka შვარცენეგერი Greek: el Σβαρτσενέγκερ Hebrew: he שוורצנגר Hindi: hi श्वार्ज़नेगर Japanese: ja シュワルツェネッガー Shuwarutseneggā Korean: ko ^슈워제네거 Latvian: lv Švarcenegers Persian: fa شوارزنگر švârzeneger Russian: ru Шварцене́ггер Uyghur: ug شىۋاسىنگېر Etymology 2 After Arnold Schwarzenegger. Noun An exceptionally muscular bodybuilder. en 1994 Elise Title Body Heat 189 He rubbed his hands together. "Believe it or not, there was a time when I considered giving acting a go. What do you think, Miss Fox?" He flexed impressive biceps. "Would I have had a chance against the Schwarzeneggers and the Chuck Norris types?" en 2000 Lou Ravelle Gym Biz: Starting and Running Your Own Gym for Profit 8 Unless you are another Schwarzenegger, or you have a doctorate in muscle growth, forget the heavy mob, (bless 'em). en 2001 Bill McKibben Long Distance: A Year of Living Strenuously 79 Fussell finally competed in a contest. He came in second, but he clearly wasn't going to be the next Schwarzenegger—and finally something snapped. "Having come three thousand miles, having gained eighty pounds, I wanted out." en 2005 Kevin Beck Run Strong 237 That's simply not enough time to build the massive quads that are great for cycling but are a hindrance to distance running, or to become the next Schwarzenegger in the gym. Derived terms en Schwarzeneggeresque en Bodybuilding People German de:+ (Begriffsklärung) Etymology From de Schwarzenegg -er someone from Schwarzenegg, referring to any of various places so named in Switzerland and Austria, from de schwarzen black Egg ridge 1, cognate with de Ecke.https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/schwarzenegger Pronunciation de [ˈʃvaɐ̯tsn̩ˌʔɛɡɐ] de Schwar zen eg ger Proper noun surname de Declension surname Related terms de Schwarzenberger, de Schwarzenburg de Schwarzhaupt, de Schwarzkopf, de Schwarzentruber de Rosegger, de Leutenegger, de Sturzenegger References