Fischer

UK: /ˈfɪʃər/ US: (fish′ər)

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Fisch•er  (fish′ər), n. 

1. Biographical Edwin, 1886–1960, Swiss pianist.
E•mil  (ā′mil), 1852–1919, German chemist: Nobel prize 1902.
2. Biographical Ernst Otto, born 1918, German chemist: Nobel prize 1973.
Hans  (häns), 1881–1945, German chemist: Nobel prize 1930.
3. Biographical Robert James ("Bobby''), born 1943, U.S. chess player.

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Fischer / ˈfɪʃər/ noun

1. Emil Hermann ( ˈeːmiːl ˈhɛrman ). 1852–1919, German chemist, noted particularly for his work on synthetic sugars and the purine group: Nobel prize for chemistry 1902
2. Ernst Otto. 1918–94, German chemist: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1973 with Geoffrey Wilkinson for his work on inorganic complexes
3. Hans ( hans ). 1881–1945, German chemist, noted particularly for his work on chlorophyll, haemin, and the porphyrins: Nobel prize for chemistry 1930
4. Robert James, known as Bobby. 1943–2008, US chess player; world champion 1972–75