BLUCHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Blucher mean? 

• BLUCHER (noun)
  The noun BLUCHER has 2 senses:

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

2. a high shoe with laces over the tongue

  Familiarity information: BLUCHER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLUCHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Blucher; G. L. von Blucher; Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher; von Blucher

Hypernyms ("Blucher" is a kind of...):

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A high shoe with laces over the tongue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("blucher" is a kind of...):

shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)