fanger

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See also: Fanger and Fänger

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English fanger, equivalent to fang +‎ -er. Cognate with Old High German fangari (fanger; one who takes), German Fänger (catcher).

Noun

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fanger (plural fangers)

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

Danish

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Verb

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fanger

  1. present of fange

Noun

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fanger

  1. indefinite plural of fange

North Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian finger. Cognates include West Frisian finger.

Noun

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fanger m (plural fangern)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) (anatomy) finger

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From the verb fange +‎ -er.

Noun

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fanger m (definite singular fangeren, indefinite plural fangere, definite plural fangerne)

  1. a person or object that catches something, literally a catcher
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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fanger m pl

  1. indefinite plural of fange

Etymology 3

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Verb

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fanger

  1. present of fange

See also

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References

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