Lauer

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʊ.ə(ɹ) === Proper noun === Lauer (plural Lauers) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Lauer is the 3161st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11414 individuals. Lauer is most common among White (95.72%) individuals. === Anagrams === LaRue, Larue, Luera, alure, ureal == German == === Etymology === From lauern. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯ɐ/ Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ === Noun === Lauer f (genitive Lauer, no plural) (singular only) lurk Räuber legen sich oft hinter Büschen auf die Lauer und warten auf Opfer. ― Robbers often lie behind bushes on the lurk and wait for victims. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Lauer” in Duden online “Lauer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German lūre. Cognate with German Lauer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɑʊ̯ɐ/ Rhymes: -ɑʊɐ === Noun === Lauer f (uncountable) ambush, lookout ==== Usage notes ==== Lauer is almost exclusively used in the set phrase op der Lauer leien (“to lie in wait”).