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LUNGER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person with pulmonary tuberculosis

Synonyms:

consumptive; lunger; tubercular

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lunger" is a kind of...):

diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lunger" is a kind of...):

mover (someone who moves)

Derivation:

lunge (make a thrusting forward movement)

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