释义 |
Definition of urger in English: urgernoun ˈəːdʒə Australian informal 1A person who gives tips at a race meeting. Example sentencesExamples - Anyway, this place has the hardest working tout or urger or whatever they're called in Australia.
- 1.1 A person who takes advantage of others; a racketeer.
he was a free enterprise man—he thought all unionists were urgers Example sentencesExamples - A short acquaintance with Frank Hardy was enough to establish him as a typical bar-room urger.
- But totalist urgers can never be satisfied - they want it to go on forever.
Synonyms racketeer, extortioner, extorter, profiteer, exploiter, blackmailer, black marketeer
Rhymes merger, perjure, purger, scourger, verdure, verger |