Synonyms for lager


Grammar : Noun
Spell : lah-ger, law-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɑ gər, ˈlɔ-


Définition of lager

Origin :
  • 1858, American English, short for lager beer (1845), from German Lagerbier "beer brewed for keeping" some months before being drunk, from Lager "storehouse" (see lair) + Bier "beer."
  • noun beer
Example sentences :
  • "I wouldn't mind having a glass of lager beer," acknowledged the other.
  • Extract from : « Strictly Business » by O. Henry
  • I will stand the lager, as that will probably be more to your taste.
  • Extract from : « The Life and Adventures of Ben Hogan, the Wickedest Man in the World » by Benedict Hogan
  • We had better omit the "Lager," and begin "Die Piccolomini."
  • Extract from : « George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) » by George Eliot
  • The talk of the soldiers in the "Lager" she pointed out to me as "just what it would be."
  • Extract from : « George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) » by George Eliot
  • Under the use of iron and lager beer she recovered her health and strength.
  • Extract from : « Sleep and Its Derangements » by William A. Hammond
  • Steam beer and lager was five cents a glass and whiskey ten cents.
  • Extract from : « An American Hobo in Europe » by Ben Goodkind
  • The men could not be intimidated, and they were sent back to the Lager.
  • Extract from : « On the right of the British line » by Gilbert Nobbs
  • This was supplemented by lager, called for the day ‘blue ribbon beer’.
  • Extract from : « Sober by Act of Parliament » by Fred A. McKenzie
  • English lager I must say I have never liked; perhaps I have been unlucky in my specimens.
  • Extract from : « Modern Essays » by John Macy
  • The beer made resembles the German lager, and is often excellent.
  • Extract from : « The Land of Contrasts » by James Fullarton Muirhead

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