Bircher

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who flogs using a birch rod.
  2. 2
    A supporter of the John Birch Society.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Misspelling of Bircher, especially when in combination with muesli. alt-of, misspelling

    "The Green Zebra specialises in handmade pasta dishes, but is also open for breakfast and is the place to go if you have a hankering for classics like bacon and free-range eggs ($14) or bircher muesli ($10.50)."

  2. 2
    A surname from Old English.

Example

More examples

"The Green Zebra specialises in handmade pasta dishes, but is also open for breakfast and is the place to go if you have a hankering for classics like bacon and free-range eggs ($14) or bircher muesli ($10.50)."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From birch + -er.

Etymology 2

Habitational surname, from Old English birċe (“birch”) + ōfer (“ridge”).

Etymology 3

From Birch + -er.

Related phrases

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.