strever
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈstreː.vər/
noun
Definitions
- One who strives; striver.
- (uncommon) A person who studies hard or makes a great effort in another way; a try-hard, a nerd.
Etymology
Affix from Dutch, Flemish streven (strive).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
streven
Gloss
strive
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nastreven Dutch, Flemish
- streven Dutch, Flemish
- tegenstreven Dutch, Flemish
- wederstreven Dutch, Flemish
- weerstreven Dutch, Flemish
- strēven Middle Dutch