ager

noun

ag·​er ˈā-jər 

plural agers

1

: someone or something that ages a person or thing

Exposure to high-decibel sounds causes blood pressure and stress hormones to surge, and both can be major brain agers.

—Michael Roizen

Beeler calls himself a master seller and ager of cheeses ….

—Scott Haas

2

: something (such as a wine) that improves in taste and quality as it ages

… but Chardonnay, a close second, has proved to be a good ager.

—Oz Clarke and Steven Spurrier

Examples of ager in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Takeaway Not everyone will have a super ager’s remarkably different kind of brain structure. —Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

These fast agers were also 40% more likely to die within this window of time. —New Atlas, 9 July 2025

Those whose biological brain age was younger than their chronological age had a 40% lower risk of dying during the study compared to normal agers. —Alice Park, Time, 9 July 2025

For the study, healthy agers were defined as participants aged 70 or older who were free of chronic conditions like heart disease and had excellent cognitive, mental, and physical health. —Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing ager

• golden-ager

Rhymes for ager

• gauger
• pager
• stager
• wager
• yager
• teenager