Bridger

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who builds bridges

    "And he wasn't an ordinary bridger, Tuck remembers, he was said to be one of the best bridge-masters on Pomperoy."

  2. 2
    One who bridges, or connects two previously separate things.

    "In either arrangement, the teacher reserves personal judgment and acts more as a bridger of student ideas or as an encourager of reluctant participants (vocal participation, though, should always be the student's prerogative)."

  3. 3
    One who plays bridge (card game)
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. 3
    A place name:; A town in Carbon County, Montana, United States.
  4. 4
    A place name:; A census-designated place in Gallatin County, Montana.
  5. 5
    A place name:; A census-designated place in Ziebach County, South Dakota, United States.

Example

More examples

"And he wasn't an ordinary bridger, Tuck remembers, he was said to be one of the best bridge-masters on Pomperoy."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English briggere, equivalent to bridge + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix).

Etymology 2

From bridge + -er.

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