# der Meier

der Meier is a German noun meaning “administrator or leaseholder of a manor”. Forms: des Meiers, die Meier.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Meiers
- Plural: die Meier

## Noun

1. _historical_ administrator or leaseholder of a manor
2. _historical_ independent peasant or tenant
3. any plant of the genus Asperula

## Proper name

1. _surname_ a German and Jewish surname originating as an occupation

## Examples

- Tom ist ein Hans Meier. — Tom is just an average Joe.
- Frau Meier ist sehr attraktiv. — Mrs. Meier is very attractive.
- Tom sieht aus wie Hans Meier. — Tom looks like an average Joe.
- Herr Meier ist der Meinung, dass Neumanns im Urlaub sind. — Mr. Meier believes that the Neumanns are on vacation.

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