manger
Syllables: man·ger/ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/
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Australia/ˈmæɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/
manger noun: a trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
Noun
manger (plural mangers)
- A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
- A Churliſh Envious Curr vvas gotten into a Manger, and there lay Growling and Snarling to keep the Horſes from their Provender. The Dog Eat None himſelf, and yet rather Ventur'd the Starving his Own Carcaſe then he would ſuffer any thing elfe to be the Better for't.1692, Roger L’Estrange, “[The Fables of Æsop, &c.] Fab[le] LXXVI. A Dog in a Manger.”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC, page 75
- It was the Winter wilde.
While the Heav’n-born-childe,
All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies:
Nature in aw to him
Had doff't her gawdy trim,
With her great Maſter ſo to ſympathize:
It was no ſeaſon then for her
To wanton with the Sun her luſty Paramour.1646 (indicated as 1645), John Milton, “On the Morning of Christs Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], →OCLC, page 2
- A section of a bow of a ship partitioned from the hawsehole to keep water out.
- Though I was close by I could not fully comprehend the whole manœuvre. The captain was head and shoulders immersed in the filthy trough, which, uncleaned, was taken from the manger, that part of the main deck directly under the forecastle and filled with salt water.1838, Edward Howard, Frederick Marryat, chapter XLIII, in Rattlin, the Reefer
Proper noun capitalized: Manger
Manger (plural Mangers)
- A surname.
manger meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
manger in Hindi
- trough for animals to eat from
- लड़ामनी laṛāmnī
manger in Tamil
- தொட்டில், தொழுவம், காடி, உண்ண
manger in Urdu
- چرنی, کھانے کا ہودہ, کھرلی, کونڈا, ناند
manger in Telugu
- manger
- గాడి gāḍi
More languagesFewer languages
- manger in Malayalam
- പുൽക്കൂട്, പുൽത്തൊട്ടി, തൊഴുത്ത്
- manger in Kannada
- ಗೊಂತು, ಮೇವಿನ ತೊಟ್ಟಿ
- manger in Gujarati
- ગભાણ gabhāṇ, ગમાણ gamāṇ
- manger in Thai
- รางหญ้า
Examples of manger in a sentence
- Let’s go straight to the subject of mangers where girls can give birth in secret.”
- The baby Jesus would be placed in the manger at midnight Mass.
- “Are these mangers also called ‘Labor Camps’?
Forms of manger
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mangers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Mangers |
| alternative form | Mounger |
Origin of manger
From Middle English manger, from Old French mangeoire, menjoere, from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger). Cognate with Galician manxadoira, Italian mangiatoia, Occitan manjadoira, French mangeoire.
Words formed from manger
- mangerite
- at heck and manger
- at rack and manger
- dog in the manger
- manger board
- mangerful
- mangerless
- mangerlike
Phrases with manger
Words that rhyme with manger
Questions about manger
- What does manger mean?
- Manger means a trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
- What is manger in Hindi?
- Manger in Hindi is लड़ामनी (laṛāmnī). See Manger meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is manger?
- Manger can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce manger?
- Manger is pronounced /ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of manger?
- The plural of manger is mangers.
Words near manger in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: manger (page history and authors); Manger (page history and authors); manger (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); manger (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); గాడి (Telugu) (page history and authors); manger (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); manger (Kannada 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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