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

Like many of the fair’s venders, Sweet Martha’s is largely staffed by teen-agers. —Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 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

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

Researchers suspect that super-agers may be born with a higher number of these neurons. —Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Aug. 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