Meanings
ger1
plural gers
- A yurt.
The new bek's great-grandfather had passed every night of his life under the sky, on the back of a pony or in the felt walls of a ger, and Buljan retained the ancestral contempt for cities and city dwellers.
2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 1331 more example
In weather conditions that hit -20 degrees or lower, people in the poorer areas of the city have no access to running water, no access to bathroom facilities, often living in little “yurts” or “gers” on dirt roads.
2016 November 11, Zahra Jamshed and Stella Ko, “Beyond the yurt: Mongolian life caught on camera”, in CNN, spoken by Paul Cox
ger2
Ger3
plural Gers
- ball gamesA person associated with Rangers F.C., as a player, fan, coach etc.
GER4
alternative GOR · alternative GŒR · alternative GOER
- abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of gastroesophageal reflux.
- UKabbreviationinitialismuncountablerail transportInitialism of Great Eastern Railway.
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableJoJo's Bizarre AdventureInitialism of Gold Experience Requiem
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
ger · noun
- Mongolianгэр
- Englishger
Borrowed from Mongolian гэр (ger)/ᠭᠡᠷ (ger).
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Full word history & related roots →ger · noun
- Hebrewגֵּר
- Englishger
Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּר (ger).
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Rhymes with ger
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Cite this entry
ger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ger
“ger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ger. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ger.
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