gouger

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UK/ˈɡaʊdʒ.ə/US/ˈɡaʊd͡ʒ.ɚ/

noun

Someone who gouges.

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Meanings

noungouger (plural gougers)

plural gougers

  1. Someone who gouges.
  2. IrelandslangA thug or lout.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

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swindlerdefrauderchisellerchiselerscammergrifter
Broader
deceivercheatcheater
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bowsychiselerdefraudergriftergurrierscammerswindler

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gouge + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

groguegurgoe
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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