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lunger

UK/ˈlʌnd͡ʒə/

lunger noun: a person who lunges.

Noun (1)

lunger (plural lungers)

  1. A person who lunges.

Noun (2)

UK/ˈlʌŋə/

lunger (plural lungers)

  1. (slang) A person afflicted with a disease of the lungs, especially one suffering from tuberculosis.
  2. (in-compounds, slang) A vehicle whose engine has the specified number of cylinders.
    • Lion-Peugeot, whose recent successes at Barcelona and in Sicily have made them the favorites for the Boulogne race, will present two single-cylinder cars and one twin-cylinder. The one-lungers are special productions with a bore of 3.9 inches […]1909, Automotive Industries, volume 20, page 992

Proper noun capitalized: Lunger

Lunger (plural Lungers)

  1. A surname.

Forms of lunger

Noun
plurallungers
Proper noun
pluralLungers

Origin of lunger

From lunge + -er.

From lung + -er.

Questions about lunger

What does lunger mean?
Lunger means a person who lunges.
What part of speech is lunger?
Lunger can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce lunger?
Lunger is pronounced /ˈlʌnd͡ʒə/ (UK).
What is the plural of lunger?
The plural of lunger is lungers.

Words near lunger in the dictionary

  1. lungeing cavesson
  2. lungeing cavessons
  3. lungeing rein
  4. lungeing reins
  5. lungeings
  6. lunger
  7. lungers
  8. lunges
  9. Lungești
  10. lungfish
  11. lungfishes

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