asperger

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UK/əˈspɜːdʒə//ˈæspɜː(ɹ)ɡɚ/

noun

An aspergillum.

“Hans Asperger, b. 1906”

OriginLatin aspergō →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

asperger1

nounasperger (plural aspergers)

plural aspergers

  1. An aspergillum.
  2. A ceremonial herb bundle or perforated object used to sprinkle witch's water at the commencement of a ritual.

Asperger2

proper nounAsperger (plural Aspergers)

plural Aspergers

  1. A surname from German.

    Hans Asperger, b. 1906

nounAsperger (plural Aspergers)

plural Aspergers

  1. Somebody who has Asperger's syndrome.

    Breakfast – literally to break the night-time fast – is the most important meal of the day, but it is ten times more so for an Asperger.

    2014, Sarah Patten, What to Feed an Asperger: How to go from 3 foods to 300 with love, patience

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sperglord

Origin

asperger · noun

  1. Latinaspergō
  2. Englishasperger

From the verb asperge, ultimately a learned borrowing from Latin aspergō.

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Asperger · proper noun, noun

  1. GermanAsperger
  2. GermanAsperger
  3. EnglishAsperger

Borrowed from German Asperger.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

presager
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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