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Langer

American

[lang-er] / ˈlæŋ ər /

noun

Susanne (Knauth) 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.

langer ¹ British

/ ˈlæŋə /

noun

another word for penis
derogatory a disagreeable person

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Langer ² British

/ ˈlæŋə /

noun

Bernhard (ˈbɛrnhart). born 1957, German professional golfer: won the US Masters Championship (1985, 1993)

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Etymology

Origin of langer

C20: possibly from _lanyard

Example Sentences

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The Condor’s real-life counterparts included Sherman Kent and William Langer, historians at Yale and Harvard, respectively, and Max Millikan, an MIT economist.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today’s doctorate-fest is a far cry from the beleaguered CIA to which Kent and Langer showed up in 1950.

From The Wall Street Journal

The head of the Polish cipher bureau, Colonel Gwido Langer, brought the visitors inside.

From Literature

Langer led everyone to an underground room, up to a table on which bulky shapes sat beneath a cloth.

From Literature

Langer replied, “We made them ourselves.”

From Literature

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