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fanger

fanger noun: a receiver.

Noun

fanger (plural fangers)

  1. (dialectal) A receiver.
  2. (obsolete) A helper; protector.

Forms of fanger

pluralfangers

Origin of fanger

From Middle English fanger, equivalent to fang (“to catch”) + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fanger (“catcher”), West Frisian fanger (“catcher”), Dutch vanger (“catcher”), German Low German Fänger (“catcher”), German Fänger (“catcher”), Swedish fångare (“catcher”).

Questions about fanger

What does fanger mean?
Fanger means a receiver.
What part of speech is fanger?
Fanger is a noun.
What is the plural of fanger?
The plural of fanger is fangers.

Words near fanger in the dictionary

  1. fangchinoline
  2. Fangchuan
  3. fangdom
  4. fanged
  5. fanged it
  6. fanger
  7. fangers
  8. Fangfoss
  9. fangful
  10. fangfully
  11. fangfuls

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