"cager" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cager.wav Forms: cagers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒə(ɹ) Etymology: From cage + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cage|er|id2=occupation}} 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 incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 48 42 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 with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 48 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 28 42 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 56 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 50 34
  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 incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 48 42 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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