Hammer

Shortened West Ham +‎ -er, with a pun on hammer.

Hammer (plural Hammers)

1. (soccer) someone connected with West Ham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Hammer

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hammer is the 1,661^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21,709 individuals. Hammer is most common among White (92.82%) individuals.

Hammer

1. a surname from English.

From Middle High German hamer, from Old High German hamar, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, from *h₂éḱmō (“stone”).

Compare Low German Hamer, Dutch hamer, English hammer, West Frisian hammer, Danish hammer, Swedish hammare.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhamɐ/
• Rhymes: -amɐ

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Hammer m (strong, genitive Hammers, plural Hämmer or Hammer, diminutive Hämmerchen n or Hämmerlein n)

1. hammer, mallet

   Synonym: (regional) Mottek

   Er schlug sich mit dem Hammer auf den Daumen.

   He hit his thumb with the hammer.

2. (informal) sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative)

   Die Entlassung des Ministers war ein Hammer.

   The minister's dismissal was a sensation.

   Ihr seid der Hammer!

   You all are awesome!

3. (sports) a hard shot, slam

   Der Torwart parierte einen Hammer von der Strafraumgrenze.

   The keeper saved a hard shot from the 18-yard line.

• The unchanged plural Hammer is usual (perhaps even predominant) in the figurative senses 2 and 3. It also occurs in the concrete sense “hammer”, but this may be considered nonstandard.

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From Middle High German hamer, from Old High German hamar. Compare German Hammer, Dutch hamer, English hammer.

Hammer m (plural Hammer, second plural Hemmer)

1. hammer