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Grammar : Noun
Spell : fawr-ij, for-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr ɪdʒ, ˈfɒr-



Definition of forager

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French foragier, from forrage (see forage (n.)).
  • As in robber : noun person who steals
  • As in bandit : noun thief
Example sentences :
  • But in about a fortnight this forager came home, full of emptiness.
  • Extract from : « The Lincoln Story Book » by Henry L. Williams
  • "Well, I've got to take off my hat to you as a forager," said Shorty.
  • Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) » by John McElroy
  • I capchered a forager a little bit ago and took him to headquarters!
  • Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) » by John McElroy
  • The forager, who belonged to Si's company, crept up to Corporal Klegg and in a conciliatory tone opened negotiations.
  • Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) » by John McElroy
  • After this our mess was well supplied, and our forager began to look sleek and fat.
  • Extract from : « The Women of the Confederacy » by J. L. Underwood
  • The forager encumbered with the weight of his plunder finally dropped it and made his escape.
  • Extract from : « Under the Stars and Bars » by Walter A. Clark
  • It is said that no forager would ever sell any of his loot, that indeed it was a point of honor not to sell.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of John Brown » by Stephen Graham
  • “Well, if he is a soldier you can depend upon it that he is a forager,” said Bob with decision.
  • Extract from : « A Daughter of the Union » by Lucy Foster Madison
  • While I was in the hive a little while ago a forager came in with two great loads of pollen in her pollen baskets.
  • Extract from : « Nuova » by Vernon Kellogg
  • Besides, the dead deer will be likely to attract more than one forager; so the man sets a circle of traps round the carcass.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Trapper » by A. C. Laut

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