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lunger

lunger

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʌndʒə/

Noun

lunger ‎(plural lungers)

  1. A person who lunges.

Etymology 2

lung +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʌɳə/

Noun

lunger ‎(plural lungers)

  1. (slang) A person afflicted with a disease of the lungs, especially one suffering from tuberculosis.
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, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lunger m, f

  1. indefinite plural of lunge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lunger f

  1. indefinite plural of lunge

Etymology

lunge +‎ -er

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