ager
Americannoun
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Often Ager a person living in a certain historical age.
a Gilded Ager;
Stone Agers.
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Often Ager a person who embraces a certain cultural movement.
New Agers.
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a person in a certain period or stage of human life.
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a thing that ages something.
Sunlight is a skin ager.
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a worker who inspects electric lamps.
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an apparatus filled with steam through which dyed cloth is passed in order to fix the dye.
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a worker who stabilizes the electrical properties of a device by passing a current through it.
Etymology
Origin of ager
First recorded in 1880–85; age ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Super ager status was partly determined by memory performance.
From Science Daily
“I hear from people all the time that they get a call from the hospital saying, ‘You’re on this person’s advance directive,’ and they say, ‘What?” said Sara Zeff Geber, a solo ager and author of “Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers.”
From MarketWatch
“It’s shocking to me how many people consider themselves a solo ager and say, ‘I just can’t do an estate plan.
From MarketWatch
"Transparency on what happened is extremely important to the voters," Chris Ager, the former chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party, told the BBC.
From BBC
Mr Ager says Crittall windows are made with 100% recycled steel and the company is working to make its products and operations as sustainable as possible.
From BBC
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