fanger

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noun

A receiver.

OriginMiddle English fanger →
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Meanings

nounfanger (plural fangers)

plural fangers

  1. dialectalA receiver.
  2. obsoleteA helper; protector.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfanger
  2. Englishfanger

From Middle English fanger, equivalent to fang (“to catch”) + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fanger (“catcher”), West Frisian fanger (“catcher”), Dutch vanger (“catcher”), German Low German Fänger (“catcher”), German Fänger (“catcher”), Swedish fångare (“catcher”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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