name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
luger
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˈluɡɚ/
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UK: /ˈluːɡə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -uːɡə(ɹ)
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UK: /ˈluːʒ.ə(ɹ)/
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CMU ARPABET: L UW1 G ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Someone who competes in the luge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A German semiautomatic pistol used by their troops in both World Wars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
a German semiautomatic pistol
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: semiautomatic pistol, semiautomatic
noun
Meaning 5
someone who races the luge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slider
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sledder
History
Etymology
From the German surname, from Lugau in Saxony, a placename of Slavic origin.
From luge + -er.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ohjaskelkkailija — competer in the luge
- French: lugeur — competer in the luge
- French: lugeuse — competer in the luge
- German: Rodler — competer in the luge
- German: Rodlerin — competer in the luge
- German: Rennrodler — competer in the luge
- German: Rennrodlerin — competer in the luge
- Polish: saneczkarz — competer in the luge
- Polish: saneczkarka — competer in the luge
Real reading context