purger

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noun

One who, or that which, purges or cleanses.

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Meanings

nounpurger (plural purgers)

plural purgers

  1. One who, or that which, purges or cleanses.
    1. A cathartic medicine.

      The Aix-la-Chapelle Waters are drunk at this Day, more as Purgers, and Preparatives for the Spaw, […]

      1728, Of Bathing in the Hot-baths, at Bathe

Synonyms & antonyms

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purgative

Origin

From purge + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

perjure
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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