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

In ten years’ time, the boy will become that fast-running teen-ager in 1988, and the third act will plunge us into the sad aftermath of the protest, confronting Salim and Hanan with both a medical emergency and a moral crisis. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026

Topol’s research suggests that almost anyone — with a little effort — has the potential to become a super ager. —The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026

Sun Never Again is indeed part Lynchian coming-of-ager, part gritty portrait of a village situated on the edge of a coal mine that’s contaminating the region. —Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025

The Takeaway Not everyone will have a super ager’s remarkably different kind of brain structure. —Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 13 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