fanger
English
noun
Definitions
- (Now) A receiver.
- (obsolete) A helper; protector.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fanger suffix from English fang (catch, lay hold of).
Origin
English
fang
Gloss
catch, lay hold of
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- befang English
- defang English
- fang English
- fanged English
- fangless English
- fanglike English
- fangsmith English
- fangtooth English
- fangy English
- healsfang English
- infang English
- onfang English
- outfangthief English
- underfang English
- unfang English
- yesterfang English
- *fangtooth Middle English
- fanger Middle English