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

The actual cause is still under investigation, but one plausible theory contends that misbehaving teen-agers may in fact have been involved. —Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025

There will be no three-peat; the winner of the last two events, teen-ager John Lucian Goins, was taken out by the veteran Jay Devilliers in three games in the round of 32. —Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

The seemingly unassuming coming-of-ager – a sunny portrait of happy high-school adolescence in Seoul – builds in complexity as a vision of livewire student’s Joo-in’s courage and resilience in the face of trauma, unknown and then misinterpreted by her equally young classmates. —John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Sep. 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