manger
noun
a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
manger
1 American
[meyn-jer]
/ ˈmeɪn dʒər /
noun
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a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
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Nautical.
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a space at the bow of a ship, having a partition for confining water entering at the hawseholes until it can be drained.
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a sunken bottom in a chain locker, covered by a grating and used to collect water from the anchor chain.
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Manger
2
American
[meyn-jer]
/ ˈmeɪn dʒər /
noun
Astronomy.
manger
British
/ ˈmeɪndʒə /
noun
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a trough or box in a stable, barn, etc, from which horses or cattle feed
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nautical a basin-like construction in the bows of a vessel for catching water draining from an anchor rode or coming in through the hawseholes
manger
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of manger1
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French maingeure, derivative of mangier to eat < Latin mandūcāre to chew, eat. See manducate
Origin of Manger2
1545–55; as translation of Latin praesēpe
Example Sentences
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The police’s presence at the event on Trousdale Place was prompted by a resident reporting “excessive vehicles on the street,” Beverly Hills Deputy City Manger Keith Sterling said in an email to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, from Fulham, west London, suffered a severe allergic reaction to sesame baked into the Pret A Manger sandwich in July 2016.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025
Elle Rathbun, 29, set up Wednesday on the grassy patch across from a Chipotle and Pret a Manger.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
Paul Manger, the owner of another large wholesaler, Florida Marine Research, told a pet industry magazine in 2017 that his company carried about 300,000 crabs for retail distribution.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
We lost ourselves in play, our fingers making Candles, Triangles, Diamonds, and the Manger.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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