"legger" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛ.ɣər/ Audio: Nl-legger.ogg Forms: leggers [plural], leggertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛɣər Etymology: From Middle Dutch legger. Equivalent to leggen + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|legger}} Middle Dutch legger, {{suf|nl|leggen|er|id2=agent noun}} leggen + -er Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} legger m (plural leggers, diminutive leggertje n)
  1. an animal that lays eggs, especially an egg-producing bird Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-legger-nl-noun-v~lyRxQ~ Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 30 2 5 1 17 34 2 1 1 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 2 6 1 19 29 1 1 1 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 75 7 19 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 60 6 34
  2. a ledger, register (book for keeping records and/or notes) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-legger-nl-noun-9iI1wrJs
  3. (textual criticism) a vorlage (edition of a text that is the immediate predecessor or one of the immediate predecessors of another edition) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-legger-nl-noun-H8tAxz8d Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, textual-criticism

Inflected forms

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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "human-sciences",
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    },
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        "neuter"
      ]
    }
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      ],
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