gorger

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈɡɔrdʒɚ/ UK /ˈɡɔːdʒə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
one who gorges; a greedy eater

A notorious gorger, he finished three platters before dessert.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · one who gorges; a greedy eater glutton gourmandguzzlergormandizer greedyguts

Opposites

ascetic

Word family

Related forms gorge gorging

Etymology

Agent noun from the verb gorge ('to stuff, fill the throat'), from Old French gorge ('throat'), from Late Latin gurges ('throat, gullet'), from Latin gurges ('whirlpool, abyss').

gorge Middle English gurges Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# gorger

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

## Meanings
1. one who gorges; a greedy eater

## Examples
- A notorious gorger, he finished three platters before dessert.

## Synonyms
- glutton
- gourmand
- guzzler
- gormandizer
- greedyguts

## Antonyms
- ascetic

## Related Forms
- gorge
- gorging

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gorge
- Root: gurges

## Etymology
Agent noun from the verb gorge ('to stuff, fill the throat'), from Old French gorge ('throat'), from Late Latin gurges ('throat, gullet'), from Latin gurges ('whirlpool, abyss').

## AI Etymology
Gorger is traced as follows: Agent noun from the verb gorge ('to stuff, fill the throat'), from Old French gorge ('throat'), from Late Latin gurges ('throat, gullet'), from Latin gurges ('whirlpool, abyss'). The development is chiefly a borrowing or learned continuation, carrying an older form and meaning into English rather than building the word from a purely native base. In present use, it is used as a noun meaning "one who gorges; a greedy eater", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as gorge and gorging, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Old French gorge and Latin gurges, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood is marked by glutton, gourmand, guzzler, and gormandizer on one side and contrasts such as ascetic on the other, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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