name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lunger
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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UK: /ˈlʌnd͡ʒə/
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UK: /ˈlʌŋə/
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CMU ARPABET: L AH1 NG ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A person who lunges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A person afflicted with a disease of the lungs, especially one suffering from tuberculosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
A vehicle whose engine has the specified number of cylinders.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, slang
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noun
Meaning 5
a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: consumptive, tubercular
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sick person, diseased person, sufferer
noun
Meaning 6
someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mover
History
Etymology
From lunge + -er.
From lung + -er.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: gruźlik — lung disease- or TB-sufferer
- Polish: gruźliczka — lung disease- or TB-sufferer
- Russian: лёгочный больно́й (ljógočnyj bolʹnój) — lung disease- or TB-sufferer
- Russian: туберкулёзник (tuberkuljóznik) — lung disease- or TB-sufferer
- Russian: чахо́точный (čaxótočnyj) — lung disease- or TB-sufferer