"gorger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gorgers [plural]
Etymology: gorge + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gorge|er|id2=agent noun}} gorge + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} gorger (plural gorgers)
  1. One who gorges. Synonyms: glutton
    Sense id: en-gorger-en-noun-rZk0LieC Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: gorgers [plural]
Etymology: Compare gadje. Etymology templates: {{m|en|gadje}} gadje Head templates: {{en-noun}} gorger (plural gorgers)
  1. Someone who is not a Romani, Sinti, Gypsy, or Traveller.
    Sense id: en-gorger-en-noun-cZnw9NAg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: gorgers [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from gorgeous. Etymology templates: {{m|en|gorgeous}} gorgeous Head templates: {{en-noun}} gorger (plural gorgers)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A well-dressed man; a swell; sometimes an employer, or principal, as the manager of a theatre. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-gorger-en-noun-7Y4j-NjV Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English exonyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 17 46 Disambiguation of English exonyms: 29 17 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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