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cager.

A person or machine responsible for managing a mineshaft cage.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A person or machine responsible for managing a mineshaft cage.

  2. A basketball player, from the time when games were played in a wire mesh enclosure.

    dated · informal
  3. A person who drives an automobile, particularly for commuting.

    derogatory
Where this word comes from

From cage + -er.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.