"cager" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cager.wav [US] Forms: cagers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒə(ɹ) Etymology: From cage + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|cage|-er<id:occupation>|text=+|tree=1}} From cage + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cager (plural cagers)
  1. (mining) A person or machine responsible for managing a mineshaft cage.
    Sense id: en-cager-en-noun-ruCoKNGd Categories (other): Mining, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 19 44 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 19 44 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 48 42 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 39 35 Topics: business, mining
  2. (dated, informal) A basketball player, from the time when games were played in a wire mesh enclosure. Tags: dated, informal Synonyms: cagester
    Sense id: en-cager-en-noun-S3saOJKM Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 12 52 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 19 44 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 19 44 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 13 52 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 48 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 30 42 28 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 39 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 56 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 50 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 25 44 31 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 22 49 29
  3. (cycling, derogatory) A person who drives an automobile, particularly for commuting. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-cager-en-noun-Y5lheDwT Categories (other): Cycling, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 19 44 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 19 44 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 48 42 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 39 35 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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