LUNGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lunger mean? 

• LUNGER (noun)
  The noun LUNGER has 2 senses:

1. someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)

2. a person with pulmonary tuberculosis

  Familiarity information: LUNGER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUNGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lunger" is a kind of...):

mover (someone who moves)

Derivation:

lunge (make a thrusting forward movement)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person with pulmonary tuberculosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

consumptive; lunger; tubercular

Hypernyms ("lunger" is a kind of...):

diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)

 Context examples 

"Oh, I'm a lunger," Brissenden announced, offhand, a little later, having already stated that he came from Arizona.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)