gorger

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English

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Etymology 1

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From gorge +‎ -er.

Noun

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gorger (plural gorgers)

  1. One who gorges.
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Compare gadje.

Noun

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gorger (plural gorgers)

  1. Someone who is not a Romani, Sinti, Gypsy, or Traveller.

Etymology 3

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Possibly from gorgeous.

Noun

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gorger (plural gorgers)

  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A well-dressed man; a swell; sometimes an employer, or principal, as the manager of a theatre.
References
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  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Denominal verb of gorge (throat). gorge +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɔʁ.ʒe/
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Verb

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gorger

  1. to gorge oneself (eat greedily)

Conjugation

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This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written gorge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

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