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English
Etymology
From Middle English fanger, equivalent to fang + -er. Cognate with Old High German fangari (“fanger; one who takes”), German Fänger (“catcher”).
Noun
fanger (plural fangers)
- (now chiefly dialectal) A receiver.
- (obsolete) A helper; protector.
Danish
Verb
fanger
- present of fange
Noun
fanger
- indefinite plural of fange
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian finger. Cognates include West Frisian finger.
Noun
fanger m (plural fangern)
- (Föhr-Amrum) finger
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From the verb fange + -er.
Noun
fanger m (definite singular fangeren, indefinite plural fangere, definite plural fangerne)
- a person or object that catches something, literally a catcher
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
fanger m pl
- indefinite plural of fange
Etymology 3
Verb
fanger
- present of fange
See also
References
- “fanger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “fanger” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).