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fanger

noun

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”).

  1. inherited from fonger

Definitions

  1. A receiver.

  2. A helper

    A helper; protector.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fanger. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA