Schwarzenegger

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃwɔːɹtsənˌɛɡəɹ/

Etymology 1

From German Schwarzenegger.

Proper noun

Schwarzenegger (plural Schwarzeneggers)

A surname from German; used specifically of Arnold Schwarzenegger (b. 1947), an Austrian-American businessman and governor of California, known especially for his success as a professional bodybuilder and action film actor.
- 2020 January 22, Howard Cole, “Book Excerpt: The 50 Greatest Dodger Games of All Time”, in Sports Illustrated:
  When he graduated from UCLA on time, he missed getting Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by four months.
- 2015 June 16, Nicholas Barber, “Arnie turns sensitive”, in 1843:
  “Schwarzenegger vs Zombies” is a pitch that would have most studio executives sprinting for their chequebooks, but “Maggie” isn't the film they'd have in mind.
- 2002 May 10, John Patterson, “Age shall wither them”, in The Guardian:
  The Twilight of the Action-Movie Gods has been a long time coming. The great action-hero triumvirate of the Reagan-Bush years—Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Willis—seem collectively to have realised that the shadows are lengthening at the end of their day in the sun.

Derived terms

Schwarzeneggeresque (adjective)
Schwarzeneggerian (adjective)

Translations

surname of German-speakers

Arabic: شْوَارْزِنِيجَر‎ (šwārzinījar)
Armenian: Շվարցենեգեր (Švarcʿeneger)
Azerbaijani: Şvartsenegger
Bengali: শোয়ার্জনেগার (śoyarjnegar)
Bulgarian: Шварценегер (Švarceneger)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 施瓦辛格 (zh) (Shīwǎxīngé)
Georgian: შვარცენეგერი (švarcenegeri)
Greek: Σβαρτσενέγκερ (Svartsenégker)
Hebrew: שוורצנגר‎
Hindi: श्वार्ज़नेगर (śvārzanegar)
Japanese: シュワルツェネッガー (Shuwarutseneggā)
Korean: 슈워제네거 (Syuwojenegeo)
Latvian: Švarcenegers
Persian: شوارزنگر‎ (Švârzeneger)
Russian: Шварцене́ггер (ru) (Švarcenégger)
Uyghur: شىۋاسىنگېر‎ (shiwasin'gër)

Etymology 2

After Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Noun

Schwarzenegger (plural Schwarzeneggers)

An exceptionally muscular bodybuilder.
- 1994, Elise Title, Body Heat, page 189
  He rubbed his hands together. "Believe it or not, there was a time when I considered giving acting a go. What do you think, Miss Fox?" He flexed impressive biceps. "Would I have had a chance against the Schwarzeneggers and the Chuck Norris types?"
- 2000, Lou Ravelle, Gym Biz: Starting and Running Your Own Gym for Profit, page 8
  Unless you are another Schwarzenegger, or you have a doctorate in muscle growth, forget the heavy mob, (bless 'em).
- 2001, Bill McKibben, Long Distance: A Year of Living Strenuously, page 79
  Fussell finally competed in a contest. He came in second, but he clearly wasn't going to be the next Schwarzenegger—and finally something snapped. "Having come three thousand miles, having gained eighty pounds, I wanted out."
- 2005, Kevin Beck, Run Strong, page 237
  That's simply not enough time to build the massive quads that are great for cycling but are a hindrance to distance running, or to become the next Schwarzenegger in the gym.

Derived terms

Schwarzeneggeresque

German

Etymology

From Schwarzenegg +‎ -er, literally “someone from Schwarzenegg”, referring to either of two places in Switzerland and Austria, from schwarz (“black”) +‎ Egg (“ridge”), cognate with Ecke.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃvaɐ̯tsn̩ˌɛɡɐ]

Proper noun

Schwarzenegger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schwarzeneggers or (with an article) Schwarzenegger, feminine genitive Schwarzenegger, plural Schwarzeneggers or Schwarzenegger)

a surname

References

https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/schwarzenegger

[1] ttps://surnames.behindthename.com/name/schwarzenegger