gorger vs scoffer what difference
what is difference between gorger and scoffer
English
Etymology 1
gorge + -er
Noun
gorger (plural gorgers)
- One who gorges
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:glutton
Etymology 2
Compare gadje.
Noun
gorger (plural gorgers)
- Someone who is not a Romani, Sinti, Gypsy, or Traveller
- 2010, Margaret Greenfields and David Martin Smith, “Housed Gypsy Travellers, Social Segregation and the Reconstruction of Communities”, published in Housing Studies volume 25, issue 3 p. 397, April 27, 2010
- “The majority of these young people were interrelated and a number were of ‘mixed’ Gypsy/gorger (non-Gypsy) ancestry.”
- 2010, Margaret Greenfields and David Martin Smith, “Housed Gypsy Travellers, Social Segregation and the Reconstruction of Communities”, published in Housing Studies volume 25, issue 3 p. 397, April 27, 2010
Anagrams
- Gregor
French
Etymology
From gorge (“throat”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔʁ.ʒe/
Verb
gorger
- to gorge oneself (eat greedily)
Conjugation
This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written gorge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.
Derived terms
- se gorger
Further reading
- “gorger” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
English
Etymology
scoff + -er
Pronunciation
Noun
scoffer (plural scoffers)
- One who scoffs or mocks.
- (Britain, slang) One who eats a large amount.
Translations
Anagrams
- Coffers, coffers
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