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Freier
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freier fréier
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en de Freier.
Proper noun
s
en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Freier is the 23804th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1062 individuals. Freier is most common among White (96.14%) individuals.
Further reading
German
Alternative forms
de Freyer obsolete
Etymology
From de freien to woo, to exhibit love. Semantic pejoration is also found, to a lesser extent, in nl vrijen (now generally “to have sex”).
Pronunciation
de /ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ/
de De-Freier.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m in
john, punter client of a prostitute
de Bordellbesucher Kober
de 1994 Willenlos Marius Müller-Westernhagen Ihr Name war Fräulein Meyer / Meyer mit Ypsilon / sie schaffte täglich zehn Freier / was für 'ne Kondition Her name was Miss Meyer / Meyer with a Y / she daily worked ten clients / what a perseverance
de archaic courter one who woos a woman for marriage
de Verehrer Bewerber
II Was soll das lüsterne Geleyer? / Du bist ein miserabler Freier, / Stolzirst einher und thust so groß!
Usage notes
Freier is now expected to be used in the context of prostitution. The old sense of one who seeks marriages is expressed by de Heiratskandidat or terms of this kind.
Declension
m
Related terms
de Freite
Descendants
cs frajer m 1
he פראייר m fráyer 1
hu frájer 1
pl-gor frajérz 1
pl frajer 1
ru фра́ер m 1
sh фрајер 1 / sh frajer m
yi פֿרײַער m 1
Further reading
de
Freier_Bewerber_Kunde_Prostitution
de Prostitution