Alger
Americannoun
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Horatio, Jr., 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
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a first name.
noun
Example Sentences
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Starting in 1886, a series of games derived from the Horatio Alger books—with titles like From Log Cabin to the White House—caught the public’s fancy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Al Hilal of Sudan pipped Mouloudia Alger of Algeria 2-1 in the same section with veteran striker Mohamed Abdelrahman scoring the 75th-minute match winner.
From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025
MC Alger won the league for a second year in a row after drawing 0-0 against NC Magra.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025
Brian Alger, a senior vice president with the company, said the longest lag between when the county sent out an alert and when it hit cellphones was 14 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
Hamilton himself was a kind of Horatio Alger hero who aspired to fame more than fortune, but he understood the world of banking, investing, and speculating from within.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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