"gouger" meaning in English

See gouger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡaʊdʒ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡaʊd͡ʒ.ɚ/ [General-American] Forms: gougers [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊdʒə(ɹ) Etymology: From gouge + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gouge|er|id2=agent noun}} gouge + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} gouger (plural gougers)
  1. Someone who gouges.
    Sense id: en-gouger-en-noun-XvEv0AiL
  2. (Ireland, slang) A thug or lout. Tags: Ireland, slang
    Sense id: en-gouger-en-noun-T6m3fzJO Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 65 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 74 9 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: plum gouger, price gouger, sidehill gouger

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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