lunger

See also: Lunger

English

Etymology 1

From lunge +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʌnd͡ʒə/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

lunger (plural lungers)

1. A person who lunges.

Etymology 2

From lung +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʌŋə/

Noun

lunger (plural lungers)

1. (slang) A person afflicted with a disease of the lungs, especially one suffering from tuberculosis.
2. (slang, in combination) A vehicle whose engine has the specified number of cylinders.
   • 1909, Automotive Industries, volume 20, page 992:

     Lion-Peugeot, whose recent successes at Barcelona and in Sicily have made them the favorites for the Boulogne race, will present two single-cylinder cars and one twin-cylinder. The one-lungers are special productions with a bore of 3.9 inches […]

Translations

lung disease- or TB-sufferer

• Russian: лёгочный больно́й m (ljógočnyj bolʹnój), туберкулёзник (ru) m (tuberkuljóznik), чахо́точный (ru) m (čaxótočnyj)

References

• “lunger”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lunger m or f

1. indefinite plural of lunge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lunger f

1. indefinite plural of lunge