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Webster 1913 Edition


Gager

Ga′ger

(gā′jẽr)
,
Noun.
A measurer. See
Gauger
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gager

GA'GER

,
Noun.
One who gages or measures the contents.

Definition 2024


gager

gager

See also: Gager

English

Noun

gager (plural gagers)

  1. A measurer.

See also


French

Etymology

From gage or from Old French guagier, itself from guage or from a derivative of Frankish *waddi, *wadja, possibly through a Vulgar Latin intermediate *wadiare from *wadium. Compare English to wage and wager, which came from the same source via an Anglo-Norman/Old Northern French variant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaʒe/

Verb

gager

  1. to guarantee
  2. to wager or bet

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written gage- 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.