Meaning

3 senses
  1. A person or machine responsible for managing a mineshaft cage.

  2. (dated, informal)A basketball player, from the time when games were played in a wire mesh enclosure.

  3. (derogatory)A person who drives an automobile, particularly for commuting.

More definitions
  • an athlete who plays basketball

Origin

From cage + -er.

From cage + -er.

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Forms

plural: cagers
Singularcager
Pluralcagers

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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