ager

[ey-jer]

noun

1. Often Ager a person living in a certain historical age.

   a Gilded Ager;

   Stone Agers.

2. Often Ager a person who embraces a certain cultural movement.

   New Agers.

3. a person in a certain period or stage of human life.

4. a thing that ages something.

   Sunlight is a skin ager.

5. a worker who inspects electric lamps.

6. an apparatus filled with steam through which dyed cloth is passed in order to fix the dye.

7. a worker who stabilizes the electrical properties of a device by passing a current through it.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ager¹

First recorded in 1880–85; age ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

"Transparency on what happened is extremely important to the voters," Chris Ager, the former chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party, told the BBC.

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It is still used occasionally for gently bending steel frame sections into curved pieces, says managing director Russell Ager: "It's an incredible piece of kit."

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"We've done so much work to improve the thermal performance of the products," adds Mr Ager.

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TikTok and Instagram accounts focusing on home décor often feature windows such as this, though Crittall has many competitors now that make similar-looking products, admits Mr Ager.

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"Most consumers… buy our product because they love the look of it," says Mr Ager.

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