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English
Etymology
Shortened West Ham + -er, with a pun on hammer.
Noun
Hammer (plural Hammers)
- (soccer) someone connected with West Ham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Proper noun
Hammer
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hammer is the 1,661st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21,709 individuals. Hammer is most common among White (92.82%) individuals.
Derived terms
Danish
Proper noun
Hammer
- a surname from English.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hamer, from Old High German hamar, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, from *h₂éḱmō (“stone”).
Compare Low German Hamer, Dutch hamer, English hammer, West Frisian hammer, Danish hammer, Swedish hammare.
Pronunciation
Noun
Hammer m (strong, genitive Hammers, plural Hämmer or Hammer, diminutive Hämmerchen n or Hämmerlein n)
- hammer, mallet
- Synonym: (regional) Mottek
Er schlug sich mit dem Hammer auf den Daumen.- He hit his thumb with the hammer.
- (informal) sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative)
Die Entlassung des Ministers war ein Hammer.- The minister's dismissal was a sensation.
Ihr seid der Hammer!- You all are awesome!
- (sports) a hard shot, slam
Der Torwart parierte einen Hammer von der Strafraumgrenze.- The keeper saved a hard shot from the 18-yard line.
Usage notes
- The unchanged plural Hammer is usual (perhaps even predominant) in the figurative senses 2 and 3. It also occurs in the concrete sense “hammer”, but this may be considered nonstandard.
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Further reading
- “Hammer” in Duden online
- “Hammer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German hamer, from Old High German hamar. Compare German Hammer, Dutch hamer, English hammer.
Noun
Hammer m (plural Hammer, second plural Hemmer)
- hammer