ager

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈeɪdʒɚ/ UK /ˈeɪdʒə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person or agent that causes or undergoes ageing

Sunlight is a notorious ager of unprotected skin.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person or agent that... ripenerdeveloper

Word family

Related forms age ageing ageless

Etymology

An agentive form of the verb age + -er; age is from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin *aetaticum, from Latin aetas ('age, lifetime'), from aevum ('lifetime').

aetas Latin aevum Latin

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# ager

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈeɪdʒɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈeɪdʒə/

## Meanings
1. a person or agent that causes or undergoes ageing

## Examples
- Sunlight is a notorious ager of unprotected skin.

## Synonyms
- ripener
- developer

## Related Forms
- age
- ageing
- ageless

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aetas
- Root: aevum

## Etymology
An agentive form of the verb age + -er; age is from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin *aetaticum, from Latin aetas ('age, lifetime'), from aevum ('lifetime').

## AI Etymology
Ager is a noun meaning "a person or agent that causes or undergoes ageing". Historically, it is an agentive form of the verb age + -er; age is from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin *aetaticum, from Latin aetas ('age, lifetime'), from aevum ('lifetime'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: ager is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "a person or agent that causes or undergoes ageing", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin aetas with Latin aevum. Close English family members include age, ageing, and ageless.

## Topics
- People & Society

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