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Lunger

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. One that lunges.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A person who lunges.

n. A person afflicted with a disease of the lungs, especially one suffering from tuberculosis.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. a person with pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who lunges or thrusts.

n. One who comes to a climatic resort on account of his lungs; a consumptive.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)

n. a person with pulmonary tuberculosis

Word Usage

"David never saw their tiny spark of a light spring out against the dark of the gathering gloom that he did not make a wish that the "lunger" might be a good deal better the next day."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

mover sick person diseased person sufferer

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

consumptive

Same Context

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