streber

Borrowed from German Streber.

streber (plural strebers)

1. Any of certain perciform fish of the genus Zingel, with long and slender bodies, found in rivers and streams in Europe.
   1. (especially) Zingel streber, also called the Danube streber.

Borrowed from German Streber.

• IPA^(key): /ˈstreː.bər/

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• Hyphenation: stre‧ber
• Rhymes: -eːbər

streber m (plural strebers, diminutive strebertje n)

1. (informal, derogatory) a person who studies hard or makes a great effort in another way, generally seen as trying too hard; a try-hard, a nerd

   Synonym: strever

• streberig

• streven
• strever

Borrowed from German Streber (“striver”).

streber c

1. (derogatory) someone (overly) focused on achieving academic or career success through hard work (at the expense of other things or other people); a nerd, a try-hard, a climber, a careerist

• karriärist
• klättrare
• plugghäst

• streber in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• streber in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• streber in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)