lager

¹

[lah-ger, law-]

noun

1. Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.

verb (used with object)

1. to age (beer) usually by storing in tanks at just-below freezing temperatures for several weeks or months.

lager

²

[lah-ger]

noun

South African.

1. laager.

lager

¹

/ ˈlɑːɡə /

noun

1. a light-bodied effervescent beer, fermented in a closed vessel using yeasts that sink to the bottom of the brew Compare ale

lager

²

/ ˈlɑːɡə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of laager

Word History and Origins

Origin of lager¹

1835–45; short for lager beer, half adoption, half translation of German Lagerbier. See lair ¹, beer

Word History and Origins

Origin of lager¹

C19: from German Lagerbier beer for storing, from Lager storehouse

Example Sentences

Wild chimpanzees have been found to consume the equivalent of a bottle of lager's alcohol a day from eating ripened fruit, scientists say.

From BBC

“I’m more of a lager guy,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

He mixed lager with washing soda and iodised salt before adding vitamin C powder last to avoid a foam explosion.

From BBC

Campers are allowed to bring their own alcohol into the camping areas but not the main areas, where it costs £6.95 for a pint of lager.

From BBC

Mr Brogan had been sitting near the entrance of the park drinking lager with a friend at about 16:00 BST.

From BBC

Related Words

• ale