Fanger

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A receiver. dialectal
  2. 2
    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”).

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