German

Noun

Meier m ‎(genitive Meiers, plural Meier)

1. (historical) administrator or leaseholder of a manor
2. (botany) any plant of the genus Asperula

Declension

Related terms

• Biedermeier
• Meierei
• Schlaumeier

Proper noun

Meier m, f ‎(genitive Meiers)

1. A German and Jewish surname​.

Alternative forms

• Maier
• Mair
• Mayer
• Mayr
• Meijer
• Meyer
• Meyr

Dutch

Noun

meier m ‎(plural meiers, diminutive meiertje n)

1. (historical) bailiff

Derived terms

• meierij

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Yiddish מאה ‎(méye), from Hebrew מאה ‎(me'á, “hundred”).

Noun

meier m ‎(plural meiers, diminutive meiertje n)

1. (Netherlands, informal) honderdje, a 100 guilder banknote, nowadays, however less frequent, used for a 100 euro banknote

Synonyms

• barkie
• honderdje

References

1. ↑ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)