Alger

[al-jer]

noun

Horatio, Jr.,1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.

a male given name.

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Contemporary Examples of alger

The contention was that a sellout was taking place led by, of all people, Richard Nixon, who originally exposed Alger Hiss.
The End of the Illusion: America Finally Learns Its Limits
Jacob Heilbrunn
April 30, 2013

Historical Examples of alger

The tendency of Alger stories is to the formation of an honorable, manly character.
Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol
Alan Douglas
Colonel Alger had returned and resumed command of his regiment.
Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman
J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
His folks were poor but proud—as Mr. Alger used to say—but managed to see Phil through.
The Knack of Managing
Lewis K. Urquhart and Herbert Watson
Aside from the eternal vigilance to blot out all Alger traces, we have many really interesting phases of the work with the boys.
Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912
Various
Mr. Alger never writes a poor book, and "Joe's Luck" is certainly one of his best.
Ralph Gurney's Oil Speculation
James Otis

British Dictionary definitions for alger

Alger

noun

Horatio. 1834–99, US author of adventure stories for boys, including Ragged Dick (1867)

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