fanger
fanger · fangers
A receiverA receiver.
US/fˈæŋɚ/
Meaning
2 senses(dialectal)A receiver.
(obsolete)A helper; protector.
Origin
From Middle English fanger, equivalent to fang (“to catch”) + -er. Cognate with SaterlandFrom Middle English fanger, equivalent to fang (“to catch”) + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fanger (“catcher”), West Frisian fanger (“catcher”), Dutch vanger (“catcher”), German Low German Fänger (“catcher”), German Fänger (“catcher”), Swedish fångare (“catcher”).
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