Bursch

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
Noun
  1. 1
    A German university student. archaic

    "A student's day's work usually begins late. During the half year previous to his final examination he is perhaps up and at work betimes, but a bursch who rises early and studies hard in the first half year is a rare exception to the general rule."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From German Bursche.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Bursch.

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