ager

noun

ag·​er ˈā-jər 

plural agers

1

: someone or something that ages a person or thing

Exposure to high-decibel sounds causes blood pressure and stress hormones to surge, and both can be major brain agers.

—Michael Roizen

Beeler calls himself a master seller and ager of cheeses ….

—Scott Haas

2

: something (such as a wine) that improves in taste and quality as it ages

… but Chardonnay, a close second, has proved to be a good ager.

—Oz Clarke and Steven Spurrier

Examples of ager in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What struck me as incredible about this, when Jason told me the next day, was that a grownup would call a teen-ager. —Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025

Some solo agers are widowed, or never married. —Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

The Brain Cells That Make Super-Agers Special The sociability that sets super-agers apart from their cognitively normal peers may be linked to brain differences — specifically, a higher density of a type of nerve cell called von Economo neurons. —Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Aug. 2025

These fast agers were also 40% more likely to die within this window of time. —New Atlas, 9 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing ager

• golden-ager

Rhymes for ager

• gauger
• pager
• stager
• wager
• yager
• teenager