lunger

lung·er

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [luhng-er]
- /ˈlʌŋ ər/
- /ˈləŋə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [luhng-er]
- /ˈlʌŋ ər/

Definitions of lunger word

noun lunger a person or thing that lunges. 1
noun lunger A person who lunges. 1
noun lunger a person who has tuberculosis of the lungs 0
noun lunger (Slang) A person afflicted with a disease of the lungs, especially one suffering from tuberculosis. 0

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Origin of lunger

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; lung + -er1

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Parts of speech for Lunger

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lunger

lunger popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lunger usage trend in Literature

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