luger

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UK/ˈluːʒ.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈluɡɚ/UK/ˈluːɡə(ɹ)/

noun

Someone who competes in the luge.

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Meanings

luger1

nounluger (plural lugers)

plural lugers

  1. Someone who competes in the luge.

Luger2

proper nounLuger (plural Lugers)

plural Lugers

  1. A surname from German.
nounLuger (plural Lugers)

plural Lugers

  1. A German semiautomatic pistol used by their troops in both World Wars.

    He got Dancer and Prancer with an old German Luger And he slashed up Dasher just like Freddy Krueger

    1996, "Weird Al" Yankovic, “The Night Santa Went Crazy”, in Bad Hair Day

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who races the luge

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Origin

Luger · proper noun, noun

From the German surname, from Lugau in Saxony, a placename of Slavic origin.

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Translations

Finnish ohjaskelkkailija
  • ohjaskelkkailijacompeter in the luge
French lugeur, lugeuse
  • lugeurcompeter in the luge
  • lugeusecompeter in the luge
German Rodler, Rodlerin
  • Rodlercompeter in the luge
  • Rodlerincompeter in the luge
  • Rennrodlercompeter in the luge
  • Rennrodlerincompeter in the luge
Polish saneczkarz, saneczkarka
  • saneczkarzcompeter in the luge
  • saneczkarkacompeter in the luge

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

luger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luger

MLA

“luger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luger.

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