manger
noun
a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
manger
1 American
[meyn-jer]
/ ˈmeɪn dʒər /
noun
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a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
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Nautical.
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a space at the bow of a ship, having a partition for confining water entering at the hawseholes until it can be drained.
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a sunken bottom in a chain locker, covered by a grating and used to collect water from the anchor chain.
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Manger
2
American
[meyn-jer]
/ ˈmeɪn dʒər /
noun
Astronomy.
manger
British
/ ˈmeɪndʒə /
noun
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a trough or box in a stable, barn, etc, from which horses or cattle feed
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nautical a basin-like construction in the bows of a vessel for catching water draining from an anchor rode or coming in through the hawseholes
manger
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of manger1
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French maingeure, derivative of mangier to eat < Latin mandūcāre to chew, eat. See manducate
Origin of Manger2
1545–55; as translation of Latin praesēpe
Example Sentences
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Early in the offseason, Dodgers general manger Brandon Gomes said Ward was expected to “get a bunch of opportunities at some point this year” after he’d been added to the 40-man roster.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
Variant was founded in 2009 by the now CIO of asset manger Prevatt Capital, Jonathan Tepper, under a belief that “robust, repeatable tools work better than gurus with crystal balls.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
I found her collection of Nativity scenes, reminding me of our own boys’ playing with the olive-wood manger scene, retelling the Christmas story when they were little.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
"This Christmas, God's Church itself needs to come again to the manger and strip off her finery and kneel in penitence and adoration. And be changed," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024
“Fred gets fourteen hundred a week, plus expenses,” said her business manger, her mother’s husband.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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