lunger

See also: Lunger

English

Etymology 1

lunge +‎ -er

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lʌndʒə/

Noun

lunger (plural lungers)

A person who lunges.

Etymology 2

lung +‎ -er

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lʌŋə/

Noun

lunger (plural lungers)

(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, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lunger m, f

indefinite plural of lunge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lunger f

indefinite plural of lunge

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