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purger

purger noun: one who, or that which, purges or cleanses.

Noun

purger (plural purgers)

  1. One who, or that which, purges or cleanses.
    1. A cathartic medicine.
      • The Aix-la-Chapelle Waters are drunk at this Day, more as Purgers, and Preparatives for the Spaw, […]1728, Of Bathing in the Hot-baths, at Bathe

Synonyms of purger

Forms of purger

pluralpurgers

Origin of purger

From purge + -er.

Questions about purger

What does purger mean?
Purger means one who, or that which, purges or cleanses.
What part of speech is purger?
Purger is a noun.
What is the plural of purger?
The plural of purger is purgers.

Words near purger in the dictionary

  1. purgeable
  2. purged
  3. purgee
  4. purgees
  5. purgen
  6. purger
  7. purgeries
  8. purgers
  9. purgery
  10. purges
  11. purgest

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