Blücher

[ bloo-ker, -cher; German bly-khuh r ]
/ ˈblu kər, -tʃər; German ˈblü xər /

noun

Geb·hart Le·be·recht von [gep-hahrt ley-buh-rekht fuh n] /ˈgɛp hɑrt ˈleɪ bəˌrɛxt fən/,1742–1819, Prussian field marshal.

British Dictionary definitions for blücher (1 of 2)

Blücher
/ (German ˈblyçər) /

noun

Gebhard Leberecht von (ˈɡɛphart ˈleːbərɛçt fɔn). 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal, who commanded the Prussian army against Napoleon at Waterloo (1815)

British Dictionary definitions for blücher (2 of 2)

blucher
/ (ˈbluːkə, -tʃə) /

noun

obsolete a high shoe with laces over the tongue

Word Origin for blucher

C19: named after Field Marshal Blücher