Spindler
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A family name from Germany and nearby countries
- proper noun
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Spindler
- Mr. Spindler was in charge of the operation throughout.
Examples
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That's Ted Spindler.
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Gentlemen, I'd like you to meet Herman DeYoung and Ted Spindler.
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Mr. Spindler was in charge of the operation throughout.
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Mr. Spindler, do you agree with that?
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- What did he say to you, Mr. Spindler?
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Ted Spindler is only an employee.
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This is Alma and Ted Spindler.
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Thank you, Mr. Spindler, Mr. DeYoung.
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Louise Spindler made a thorough study of witchcraft among the Menomini women in the 1950s.
Academic text (2000) -
This is Alma and Ted Spindler.
Surface Forms
Spindler main
Etymology
Spindler is a family name from German-speaking lands that comes from the old German word Spindel, meaning 'spindle', the stick used for spinning thread, like the English word spindle. So a Spindler was a person who made or used spindles, and the surname remembers that job.