bridger

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noun

One who builds bridges

OriginMiddle English briggere →
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Meanings

bridger1

nounbridger (plural bridgers)

plural bridgers

  1. One who builds bridges

    And he wasn't an ordinary bridger, Tuck remembers, he was said to be one of the best bridge-masters on Pomperoy.

    2008, Julie Bertagna, Zenith, page 191
  2. One who bridges, or connects two previously separate things.

    In either arrangement, the teacher reserves personal judgment and acts more as a bridger of student ideas or as an encourager of reluctant participants (vocal participation, though, should always be the student's prerogative).

    2002, James R. Delisle, Barefoot Irreverence, page 178
  3. One who plays bridge (card game)

Bridger2

proper noun
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A place name:
    1. A town in Carbon County, Montana, United States.
    2. A census-designated place in Gallatin County, Montana.
    3. A census-designated place in Ziebach County, South Dakota, United States.

Origin

bridger · noun

  1. Middle Englishbriggere
  2. Englishbridger

From Middle English briggere, equivalent to bridge + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix).

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Bridger · proper noun

From bridge + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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