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rager

rager

1 8.7
A person who becomes very angry and shouts
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪdʒər/
translation icon : enfadado
  • I know that it is awful and abusive when they are around, but I have a lot of trouble being alone and being around a rager is still better than being alone.
  • road ragers

I know that it is awful and abusive when they are around, but I have a lot of trouble being alone and being around a rager is still better than being alone.

Examples

  • You wreak havoc like road ragers in bad traffic

    The Fighting Temptations (2003)

  • I can be cranky and irritable, but not I'm not like some kind of like rager, but I can definitely be annoying.

  • Why is this not the conversation? It's like blaming the woman for the narcissistic rager for abusing and killing her?

    Blog text (8)

  • His flagship column "The Rager" is a weekly therapy in which he lets out all of his aggression about the wrestling world... or really the world in general.

    Blog text (4)

  • Rager that, ma'am.

    Suicide Squad (2016)

  • She is known as a rager, often shouting at other drivers when frustrated in traffic.

  • During the argument, he transformed into a real rager, expressing his anger with loud outbursts.

  • Road ragers tend to lash out aggressively, making driving a dangerous experience for others.

Synonyms

hothead
vsrager
  • Offensive
23 6.2

A person who gets angry quickly and acts without thinking

becomes intensely enraged and shows rage openly rather than quick anger
ranter
vsrager
  • Informal
1 7.8

A person who speaks loudly and angrily and complains a lot

expresses intense rage openly not only through long angry speech
afreet
vsrager
  • Literature
9.9

A very angry, violent person in stories or poems

is an everyday person who shows extreme anger openly and intensely
raver
vsrager
  • Archaic
8.3

A person who shouts in a violent or angry way when talking

shows open intense rage rather than merely noisy speech
vociferator
vsrager
  • Formal
9.9

A person who shouts loudly to protest or attract attention

shows personal intense fury rather than formal loud protest

Antonyms

calm
52 1.0

A quiet, peaceful feeling that helps you stay steady

How Angry

rager
1 8.7

Surface Forms

rager singular
ragers plural

Morphology

rager = rage (transparent) = rage + er

Standard agentive formation from the common verb 'rage', so 'rager' = 'person who rages (becomes extremely angry)' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Rager comes from rage ('anger') plus -er, and it can mean a person who becomes very angry or who 'rages' loudly. So a rager is someone who shows strong, open anger.