gorger en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From gorge + -er.
Meanings
- One who gorges.
Forms
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| gorgers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
gorger en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
Compare gadje.
Meanings
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(UK) Someone who is not a Romani, Sinti, Gypsy, or Traveller.
"The majority of these young people were interrelated and a number were of 'mixed' Gypsy/gorger (non-Gypsy) ancestry."
2010, Margaret Greenfields and David Martin Smith, "Housed Gypsy Travellers, Social Segregation and the Reconstruction of Communities", published in Housing Studies volume 25, issue 3 p. 397, April 27, 2010
Forms
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| gorgers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
gorger en · NOUN · etymology 3
Etymology
Possibly from gorgeous, or of Romani origin like the previous word.
Meanings
- (UK, obsolete, slang) A well-dressed man; a swell; sometimes an employer, or principal, as the manager of a theatre.
Forms
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| gorgers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |