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plaguer

plaguer noun: someone or something that plagues or annoys.

Noun

plaguer (plural plaguers)

  1. Someone or something that plagues or annoys.
  2. (slang) One infected with HIV.
    • PLAGUER wis painted on the heavy plywood-enforced door in big, black letters. Also HIVER and JUNKY.1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 315

Forms of plaguer

pluralplaguers

Origin of plaguer

From plague + -er.

Questions about plaguer

What does plaguer mean?
Plaguer means someone or something that plagues or annoys.
What part of speech is plaguer?
Plaguer is a noun.
What is the plural of plaguer?
The plural of plaguer is plaguers.

Words near plaguer in the dictionary

  1. plague-ridden
  2. plagued
  3. plagueful
  4. plagueless
  5. plaguelike
  6. plaguer
  7. plaguers
  8. plagues
  9. plaguesome
  10. plaguey
  11. plaguier

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