What is "wecker"

Wecker is a German word meaning "alarm clock" and may refer to:

Wecker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Andreas Wecker (born 1970), German Olympic gymnast
• David Wecker (born ?), U.S. radio host and newspaper columnist
• Georg Caspar Wecker (bapt. 1632–1695), German Baroque organist and composer
• Johannes Jacob Wecker (1528–1586), Swiss physician
• Kendra Wecker (born 1982), U.S. basketball player
• Konstantin Wecker (born 1947), German singer and songwriter
• Louis de Wecker (1832–1906), French ophthalmologist
• William Booth Wecker (1892–1969), U.S. entertainer, showman, and army veteran