What is "schweizer"

Schweizer ( German meaning Swiss) may refer to:

• Swiss (people)
• Schweizer Aircraft Corporation, primarily known as a producer of sailplanes and helicopters, owned by Sikorsky Aircraft since 2004
• Schweizer-Reneke, a town in the North West Province of South Africa

Schweizer is the surname of:

• Eduard Schweizer (1818–1860) Chemist, inventor of the Schweizer's reagent
• Eduard Schweizer (1913–2006), Swiss New Testament scholar
• Irène Schweizer (born 1941), Swiss Jazz pianist
• J. Otto Schweizer (March 27, 1863–1955) Swiss-American sculptor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Peter Schweizer (born 1964), American writer -- author of Do as I Say (Not as I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy and Clinton Cash
• Paul, William, and Ernest Schweizer, brothers and founders of Schweizer Aircraft

The Schweizer, or "Swiss chicken", is a Swiss breed of domestic chicken. It was bred in 1905 in Amriswil, in the canton of Thurgau, in north-east Switzerland. It is kept mainly in German-speaking areas of the country.