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bridger en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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. 2008, Julie Bertagna, Zenith, page 191:
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). 2002, James R. Delisle, Barefoot Irreverence, page 178:
3. One who plays bridge (card game)

Forms

Relateds

Fort Bridger