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Fischer

fisc·her

US/ˈfɪʃɜr/ fairly common

noun

1.

German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)

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2.

German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919)

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3.

United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)

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Origin

Borrowed from German Fischer (“fisherman”). Doublet of Fisher and Fisker

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