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dunger

dunger noun: a person employed to spread or transport dung.

Noun (1)

dunger (plural dungers)

  1. (obsolete) A person employed to spread or transport dung.
    • But I will bring over you Dungers with great Dung-Forks, who shall dung thee from off the earth, with thy great heap, as an abominable sin-dunghill.1710, John Maximilian Daut, The Approaching Judgements of God upon the Roman Empire
  2. (obsolete) An animal that produces dung.
    • [Worms are] the natural diggers and dungers of land, worm-casts being nothing more than the dung of the worm.1790, William Curtis, Practical Observations on the British Grasses
  3. (obsolete) A person employed in the dunging of textiles.
    • Dunger, dyeing and finishing mill1930, United States Census Bureau, Classified Index of Occupations

Noun (2)

dunger (plural dungers)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) An old, worn-out machine, especially a car.
    • I got a free loaner. And this was quite a new car, too. Not like the clunky old dunger without a working heater I had to battle with on a previous occasion in the dead of winter.2007, Martz Witty, Ian McBride, Hit the Road Running

Forms of dunger

pluraldungers

Origin of dunger

From dung + -er.

From the "dung" sound often made by a worn-out engine.

Questions about dunger

What does dunger mean?
Dunger means a person employed to spread or transport dung.
What part of speech is dunger?
Dunger is a noun.
What is the plural of dunger?
The plural of dunger is dungers.

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  6. dunger
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  10. Dungey
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