Definition of SANGER

sanger

Meanings

Plural: sangers

Noun

  • English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918)
  • United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966)
  • A sandwich.
  • Alternative form of sangar.

Origin / Etymology

Abbreviation of sandwich (pronounced "sangwich") + -er (colloquialising suffix). Australian from 1960s.

Synonyms

Fred Sanger, Frederick Sanger, Margaret Higgins Sanger, Margaret Sanger, sambo, sammie, sammo, sango, sarnie

Scrabble Score: 7

sanger is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sanger is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sanger is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

sanger is a valid Words With Friends word