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ager

/ˈeɪ.dʒə/US/ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɚ/

ager noun: one who or that which ages something.

Noun (1)

ager (plural agers)

  1. One who or that which ages something.
  2. (euphemistic) One who is aging; an elderly person.
    • When the aging person depends on another, the control of the aged one's life space is placed in the hands of another person who may or may not contribute action energy that is appropriate or acceptable from the standpoint of the ager.1965, Richard Hays Williams, Claudine G. Wirths, Lives Through the Years: Styles of Life and Successful Aging, Transaction Publishers, →ISBN, page 165
    • Inappropriate behavior then erupts from the agers involved, disturbing everyone around, including the agers themselves, who often do not understand what is happening and struggle excessively to maintain rigid control of old perceptions and self images.2006, Gloria Davenport, Working with Toxic Older Adults: A Guide to Coping with Difficult Elders, Springer Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 143
    Synonyms:
    geriatric
  3. (in-compounds) One who belongs to a particular age or era.
    • The Ice Agers of this time invented new tools and technology and produced magnificent art.2004, Linda Bailey, Adventures in the Ice Age, Kids Can Press Ltd, →ISBN, page 48
    • "You were just watching people without any period skills faffing about - any Iron Ager would have known that if you cook chicken in the dark, you'll end up with food poisoning. We didn't learn anything about their period at all"2008 December 26, Tim Moore, I Believe In Yesterday: My Adventures in Living History, Random House, →ISBN, page 42

Noun (2) capitalized: Ager

Ager (plural Agers)

  1. (informal) A fan of the Age of Empires series of real-time strategy video games.

ager meaning in Urdu

ager in Urdu

مدو جزر, سمندر کی لہر, جوار بھاٹا

Synonyms of ager

Forms of ager

pluralagers
pluralAgers

Origin of ager

From age + -er.

Words formed from ager

Phrases with ager

Questions about ager

What does ager mean?
Ager means one who or that which ages something.
What is ager in Urdu?
Ager in Urdu is مدو جزر, سمندر کی لہر, جوار بھاٹا. See Ager meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is ager?
Ager is a noun.
How do you pronounce ager?
Ager is pronounced /ˈeɪ.dʒə/ (UK).
What is the plural of ager?
The plural of ager is agers.

Words near ager in the dictionary

  1. ageplayers
  2. ageplaying
  3. ageplays
  4. agepoyo
  5. agequeer
  6. ager
  7. ager publicus
  8. ager/dyer
  9. ager/dyers
  10. agerasia
  11. ageratochromene

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ager (page history and authors); Ager (page history and authors); ager (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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