ger

G2E1R1
/ˈɡɛə(ɹ)/

noun

A yurt.

CommonScrabble 4

Meanings

ger1

nounger (plural gers)

plural gers

  1. 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 133
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    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

nounger (plural gerim)

plural gerim

  1. JudaismA male convert to Judaism; a Jewish proselyte.

Ger3

nounGer (plural Gers)

plural Gers

  1. ball gamesA person associated with Rangers F.C., as a player, fan, coach etc.

GER4

nounGER (uncountable)

alternative GOR · alternative GŒR · alternative GOER

  1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of gastroesophageal reflux.
  2. UKabbreviationinitialismuncountablerail transportInitialism of Great Eastern Railway.
  3. abbreviationinitialismuncountableJoJo's Bizarre AdventureInitialism of Gold Experience Requiem

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Origin

ger · noun

  1. Mongolianгэр
  2. Englishger

Borrowed from Mongolian гэр (ger)/ᠭᠡᠷ (ger).

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ger · noun

  1. Hebrewגֵּר
  2. Englishger

Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּר (ger).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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