FISCHER

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• FISCHER (noun)
  The noun FISCHER has 3 senses:

1. German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)

2. German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919)

3. United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)

  Familiarity information: FISCHER used as a noun is uncommon.

• FISCHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Fischer; Hans Fischer

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

Sense 2

Meaning:

German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Emil Hermann Fischer; Fischer

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

Sense 3

Meaning:

United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Bobby Fischer; Fischer; Robert James Fischer

Instance hypernyms:

chess master (a chess player of great skill)

 Context examples 

The Fischer 344 rat has an albino coat and genotype c.

(F344, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)