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
Michael RoizenBeeler calls himself a master seller and ager of cheeses ….—Scott Haas
Scott Haas2
: 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
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Local media has reported that off-duty police, government workers, and teen-agers have been stopped by agents demanding proof of citizenship.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Image by freepik Super agers, the rare group of people in their 80s who think and remember like someone in their 50s, are proving that cognitive decline is not inevitable and that genetics can tilt the odds toward resilience.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Jacob leans more into that mom-ager aspect in an interesting way.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
The cream contains a handful of A-list anti-agers—including retinol, a vitamin A-derivative known to fade fine lines and wrinkles.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
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Emily Witt, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Image by freepik Super agers, the rare group of people in their 80s who think and remember like someone in their 50s, are proving that cognitive decline is not inevitable and that genetics can tilt the odds toward resilience.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Jacob leans more into that mom-ager aspect in an interesting way.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
The cream contains a handful of A-list anti-agers—including retinol, a vitamin A-derivative known to fade fine lines and wrinkles.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Ager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ager. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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