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LUNGER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does lunger mean?

• LUNGER (noun)
The noun LUNGER has 2 senses:

1. someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)
2. a person with pulmonary tuberculosis

Familiarity information: LUNGER used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LUNGER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lunger" is a kind of...):

mover (someone who moves)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A person with pulmonary tuberculosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

consumptive; tubercular; lunger

Hypernyms ("lunger" is a kind of...):

diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)

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