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blucher

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbluːkə/
  • rhymes with -uːkə(ɹ)

1

name

Meaning 1

In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning sextuple, or losing treble the fixed stake (an amount agreed upon before the game begins).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: card-games, games

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name

Meaning 2

A rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Blucher No. 343.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 3

A community within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A form of horse-drawn carriage; a Blucher coach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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noun

Meaning 5

A sturdy laced leather half-boot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 6

Alternative form of blucher.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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7

noun

Meaning 7

a high shoe with laces over the tongue

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: shoe

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noun

Meaning 8

Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: von Blucher, G. L. von Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher

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Broader terms: general, full general

History

Etymology

Named after Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819), Prussian general.

Named from Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742–1819), a Prussian general.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: blútxer — sturdy laced leather half-boot
  • French: derby — sturdy laced leather half-boot
  • German: Blücher — sturdy laced leather half-boot
  • Spanish: blucher — sturdy laced leather half-boot
  • Swedish: Blücherskor — sturdy laced leather half-boot