wronger

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US/ˈɹɔŋ.ɚ/UK/ˈɹɒŋ.ə/US/ˈɹɔŋ.ɡɚ/UK/ˈɹɒŋ.ɡə/

noun

One who wrongs someone.

OriginEnglish wrong ← Middle English wrong ← Old Norse rangrinflu. →
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Meanings

wronger1

nounwronger (plural wrongers)

plural wrongers

  1. One who wrongs someone.

    LEONATO. Which is the villain? Let me see his eyes, That, when I note another man like him, I may avoid him. Which of these is he? BORACHIO. If you would know your wronger, look on me.

    1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 5 Scene 1
  2. One who commits a wrong.

wronger2

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of wrong: more wrong

Origin

wronger · noun

From wrong (verb) + -er.

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wronger · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wrengʰ- /*wrengʷʰder.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*wringaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*wrangaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*wrang
  5. Old Norserangrinflu.
  6. Old Englishwrang
  7. Old Norserangrinflu.
  8. Middle Englishwrong
  9. Englishwrong
  10. Englishwronger

From wrong (adjective) + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wronger

longerstrongercongersonger
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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