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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

fanger en · 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”).

Meanings

  1. (dialectal) A receiver.
  2. (obsolete) A helper; protector.

Forms

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