gorger

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English

Etymology 1

From gorge +‎ -er.

Noun

gorger (plural gorgers)

  1. One who gorges.
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Etymology 2

Compare gadje.

Noun

gorger (plural gorgers)

  1. Someone who is not a Romani, Sinti, Gypsy, or Traveller.

Etymology 3

Possibly from gorgeous.

Noun

gorger (plural gorgers)

  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A well-dressed man; a swell; sometimes an employer, or principal, as the manager of a theatre.
References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

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French

Etymology

Denominal verb of gorge (throat). gorge +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔʁ.ʒe/
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Verb

gorger

  1. to gorge oneself (eat greedily)

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written gorge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

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