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Alger

American

[al-jer] / ˈæl dʒər /

noun

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

Alger British

/ ˈældʒə /

noun

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

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