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Becker¹

  • /ˈbɛkɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛkə(ɹ)

proper noun Beckers · Baecker · Beck · Becke · Beckert

  1. countable, uncountable An English habitational surname from Old Norse from Old Norse bekkr (“brook”).
  2. countable, uncountable An English surname from Old English [in turn originating as an occupation] from Old English becca (“mattock”) for a mattock or pickaxe maker.
  3. countable, uncountable A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] from German Becker from Beck (“baker”).
  4. countable, uncountable A city in Minnesota; named for politician George Loomis Becker.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Texas.
  7. countable A male given name transferred from the surname.

becker²

noun beckers

  1. archaic A European fish, Pagrus pagrus

    Similar: sea bream, braise

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: andre, schmidt, wiese, him, baker, beck, thieme, glass, tumbler, goblet, chalice, cup, mug, jar, vessel, receptacle

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РусскийБе́ккер Békker

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"becker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/becker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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becker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/becker

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@misc{becker_2026,
  title = {becker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/becker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}