rager

See also: Rager

English

Etymology

rage + -er

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪd͡ʒɚ/
  • (file)

Noun

rager (plural ragers)

  1. (uncommon) One who rages.
    • 2005, Paul Blum, Teacher's Guide to Anger Management, page 51:
      Ragers are feared and detested by teachers for their potential to destroy a lesson.
  2. (slang) A party, particularly a large, wild party (social event).
  3. (slang) A raging erection; a massive erection of the penis.

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Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːɣər/, [ˈʁɑwɐ]

Verb

rager

  1. present tense of rage

Dutch

Etymology

From rageren (to brush). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “check, please: is it from ragen or rageren?”)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːɣər
  • IPA(key): /raːɣər/, /raːxər/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ger

Noun

rager m (plural ragers, diminutive ragertje n)

  1. interdental brush

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

rager

  1. to rage

Conjugation

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

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