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granger

/ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
granger
IPA
/ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Grange, National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, an association representing farmers.

American usage

noun

A farm steward.

Obsolete

name

An English surname originating as an occupation for a granger (farm bailiff).

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English graunger, from Anglo-Norman granger, variant of Old French grangier, from grange, perhaps corresponding to Medieval Latin granicārium, from Vulgar Latin *granica, from Latin granum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

grangers (plural) Grainger (alternative)

Derived Forms

Granger

Phrases

granger railroad granger road

Frequently Paired Words

grain granary grange

Synonyms

farmer sodbuster

Rhymes With

danger stranger ranger changer endanger manger exchanger arranger

Questions

How do you pronounce granger?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/.
What does granger mean?
A member of the Grange, National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, an association representing farmers.
Where does granger come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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