Luger
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Luger
C20: named after George Luger (1849–1923), German gun designer
Example Sentences
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Peak Clive Woodward era, it included an autumn in which, eight minutes into injury time, Dan Luger touched down an Iain Balshaw chip ahead to beat the world champion Australians.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
Paul Ifrim, a Romanian Luger who finished 20th at the 2010 Winter Olympics, responded to D’Souza’s LinkedIn post with this comment:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025
Famous for their steaks, Peter Luger also makes incredible thick-cut bacon.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024
After returning to New York City for a dinner at Peter Luger Steak House, he recognized that he needed to get rid of the bear before catching a flight.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2024
A Luger automatic pistol of a calibre of nine millimetres, and several hundred cartridges, were my armament, and for weeks this pistol became my only means of providing a scant food supply.
From In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians by Algot Lange
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