Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fanger

/fˈæŋɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
fanger
IPA
/fˈæŋɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A receiver.

noun

A helper; protector.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English fanger, equivalent to fang (“to catch”) + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fanger (“catcher”), West Frisian fanger (“catcher”), Dutch vanger (“catcher”), German Low German Fänger (“catcher”), German Fänger (“catcher”), Swedish fångare (“catcher”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fangers (plural)

Rhymes With

hangar hanger banger langer sanger stanger tanger ganger wanger schlanger spranger zanger

Questions

How do you pronounce fanger?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈæŋɚ/.
What does fanger mean?
A receiver.
Where does fanger come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce fanger

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